BEIJING (AP) Kim Meylemans thought she was going to the Olympic Village. She wound up in tears instead.

Such was the start of a few confusing hours for the womens skeleton athlete from Belgium whose trip into what would have been a second round of isolation underscored the fears many had about the Beijing Olympics and what happens after someone tests positive for COVID-19.

Her tale went like this: A positive test upon her arrival in Beijing led to a three-day stay in isolation, which she thought was ending Wednesday after she returned multiple negative tests. But when the ambulance that she thought was taking her to the village drove past it, panic set in because Meylemans didnt know what was happening.

A teary social-media post brought immediate attention, and hours later, Meylemans was transported to the village.