BEIJING Olympic officials have insisted their coronavirus protocols are “under control” despite the announcement by US bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor on Monday that she has tested positive for the virus.

Meyers Taylor, a medallist at each of the last three Winter Olympics and world number one in both two-woman bob and monobus, made the announcement via social media, and is currently at an isolation facility in Beijing.

The athlete still has a chance of competing in her first event, for which qualification begins on February 10, as she could be released from isolation if she returns two consecutive negative tests within 24 hours.