in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 5, 20 21 | 26 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DIRECTORY If you'd like to advertise your place of worship in this featureplease email Fionafrudder@starmetrolandmedia.comWorship PENTECOSTAL UNITED 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville 905-825-5292 www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com GLEN ABBEY UNITED CHURCH REV.REV.REV TED VANVANV CE IS ON VAVAV CATICATICA ON In times like these, a Church service can help provide some normalcy and hope! ToToT help your Church survive the pandemic, please send e-transfers to: donations@glenabbeyunitedchurch.com Thank you and God Bless you! ONLINE CHURCH SERVICE AVAVA AILABLEVAILABLEV ANYTIME GOTOYOUTUBE.COMYOUTUBE.COMY and search Glen Abbey United Church OR Click on www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com This Sunday, Aug 8th: THANKSTO RICK SANDS FOR LEADINGWORSHIP TeTeT l: 416-892-8123 Fax: 1-866-281-5983 Bishop M. Brissett (Pastor) Email: mjbmjbm risse@yahoo.ca Jesus is lOrd Oakville PenTecOsTalTalT aPOsTOlic cenTre 454 Rebecca St (St. Paul's United Church) Oakville, ON Sunday Service 12:30 - 3PMWorship Service Sunday Evening: 7:30-9PM (Via Zoom Virtual Platform) *Covid-19 Safety Protocols Strictly followed.* Oakville Seventh-dayaya adventiSt ChurCh tetet l: 289-830-6717 Mark ewewe en (Senior Pastor) Carl Cunningham (associate Pastor) dean lashington (lead elder) TwTwT itter: @Oakvkvk illesda Email: oakvkvk illechurchsda@gmail.com Saturday (Sabbath) WorshipWorshipW Service: 10am-1pm WednesdayWednesdayW Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Thursday Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Zoom id 867 6764 2331 Password: worship Theme: in Jesus nameWeWeW Press On WeWeW bsite Promotion: www.ow.ow akvkvk illesdachurch.org On the opening day of the 2020 Olympics, the president of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) acknowledged re- ports of a growing number of COVID-19 cases in To- kyo connected to the Games. According to Reuters, Olympics organizers had reported 148 Games-relat- ed COVID-19 cases as of Ju- ly 26. Tricia Smith, the four- time Olympian who heads the COC, said organizers expected to see some cases and that "the system is working" to limit the spread. "There's no 'zero risk' in life. There's only more risk and less risk. In this case, with the pandemic, the mark of success is not zero cases, it's making sure the cases are identi- fied, traced and cared forfied, traced and cared forf as soon as possible, and that onward transmission is minimized," Smith said. "There will be cases at the Games and there have been, but they're being identified and managed." While these cases are especially significant as the products of an ongoing viral pandemic, this isn't the first time the modern Games have been the site of an infectious disease outbreak. According to a study from October 2020 ti- tled The Tokyo Olympic Games and the Risk of CO- VID-19, outbreaks are rare and have mostly involved cases of respiratory tract or gastrointestinal infec- tions recorded at Summer and Winter Games be- tween 1984 and 2015. Here are some of those outbreaks. 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Officials recorded 36 cases of influenza among participants during the 2002 Games. 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS, VANCOUVER, B.C. During the Vancouver Games, a measles out- break infected 82 people. 2012 SUMMER GAMES, LONDON, U.K. In 2012, 47 sexually transmitted infections were diagnosed among in- ternational visitors at- tending the Games. These included eight cases of chlamydia and 15 infec- tions. None of the infec- tions included cases of HIV or syphilis. 2014 WINTER GAMES, SOCHI, RUSSIA The 2014 Games saw 249 illnesses among 2,788 ath- letes, or 8.9 illnesses for ev- ery 100 athletes. More than half, 58 per cent, were caused by infectious dis- eases, including respirato- ry tract and gastrointesti- nal infections. 2016 SUMMER GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL During the 2016 Games, which were attended by 11,274 athletes, 202 people were diagnosed with respi- ratory tract infections and 131 reported gastrointesti- nal symptoms. Surprising- ly, although the Games took place during a Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, no cases of Zika were re- ported among athletes and attendees. 2018 WINTER GAMES, PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Before the 2018 Games even began, a norovirus outbreak affected 172 vol- unteers staying at hostels, as well as four athletes. During Games, 42 mem- bers of Finland's 112-per- son team caught the com- mon cold, and more than 1,402 athletes visited clin- ics in Pyeongchang's Olympic Village for ill- nesses, of which 107 were diagnosed with respirato- ry tract infections. Testing revealed nine different respiratory vi- ruses were circulating, in- cluding two coronavirus- es, influenza B and human rhinovirus A small team of four work to set weights and make sure the bar is wiped down with disinfectant between each lifter at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Rick Madonik/Toronto Star NEWS LONG BEFORE COVID-19, THERE WAS NOROVIRUS, MEASLES AND CHLAMYDIA MEGAN DELAIRE mdelaire@toronto.com WHAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES HAVE SPREAD AT PAST OLYMPIC GAMES? 2021 Summer GameS