Inside The Beijing Olympics 'Nightmarish' COVID-19 Quarantine Facility

Olympic athletes preparing for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing who tested positive for COVID-19 are now speaking out about the “horrid” conditions of the quarantine facilities in China.

Team officials from Germany, Belgium and Russia recently expressed concerns over “nightmarish” conditions that their athletes have suffered through in quarantine hotels that officials in Beijing set up for the Olympics.

Valeria Vasnetsova, a Russian biathlon competitor, Thursday posted a picture of the meals she received while at the quarantine facility. The photo showed a tray of plain pasta, orange sauce, charred meat on a bone and only a few potatoes.

Vasnetsova said she received the same meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner for five days straight, adding that she could only eat a few pieces of the pasta because it was inedible. She also added that she lost a lot of weight at the facility.

“My stomach hurts, I’m very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes. I want all this to end. I cry every day. I’m very tired,” Vasnetsova wrote on her Instagram, which has since gone private, according to AP News.

Dirk Schimmelpfennig, the head of Germany’s delegation, also raised concerns about the isolation room where three-time Olympic Nordic combined gold medalist Eric Frenzel was staying, calling the living conditions “unacceptable.” He said the quarantine facility offered rooms that were too small. Additionally, food was not delivered often enough.

"We are in intensive talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and BOCOG (Beijing 2022 Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) both on an operational as well as political level to get improvements,” Schimmelpfennig told Inside the Games.

Athletes stuck in the isolation facilities are required to test negative on two consecutive PCR tests before they would be allowed to re-enter the Olympic Village to train and compete in the games.

The Olympics’ media relations team has acknowledged the growing number of complaints about the isolation facilities and said they will take steps to address the issues. The officials also vowed to ensure that athletes receive suitable food and training equipment while in quarantine, according to a statement made to PEOPLE.