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Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes’ village, say organisers
First case of Covid-19 is found at the Tokyo Olympics athlete’s village, the organisers said on Saturday. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic.
July 17, 2021
A person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organisers said on Saturday, adding to concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week.
"There was one person in the Village. That was the very first case in the Village that was reported during the screening test," Masa Takaya, spokesman for the Tokyo organising committee, said in a press conference.
However, Takaya has not revealed the person's nationality, citing privacy concerns.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic, is being held mostly without spectators and under tight quarantine rules.
On Friday, a member of the Nigerian Olympics delegation who tested positive for the coronavirus at Narita airport has been admitted to a hospital. The person, in their 60s, had only light symptoms but was hospitalised because of their advanced age and pre-existing conditions. It was the first Covid-19 hospitalisation of an Olympics-related visitor.
Several Covid-19 cases have emerged involving athletes and others involved with the Games, which start July 23, even as infections spread in Tokyo and experts warn worse may lie ahead.
Tokyo is under a state of emergency for the pandemic, but most steps to curb its spread are voluntary and many people say they have grown weary of complying.
The Olympics and Paralympic involve 15,400 athletes and tens of thousands of others entering Japan, including media, broadcasters, officials, and judges and others.The official cost of the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion, although government auditors have suggested it’s much larger. All but $6.7 billion is public money.
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First case of Covid-19 is found at the Tokyo Olympics athlete’s village, the organisers said on Saturday. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic.
July 17, 2021
A person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organisers said on Saturday, adding to concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week.
"There was one person in the Village. That was the very first case in the Village that was reported during the screening test," Masa Takaya, spokesman for the Tokyo organising committee, said in a press conference.
However, Takaya has not revealed the person's nationality, citing privacy concerns.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic, is being held mostly without spectators and under tight quarantine rules.
On Friday, a member of the Nigerian Olympics delegation who tested positive for the coronavirus at Narita airport has been admitted to a hospital. The person, in their 60s, had only light symptoms but was hospitalised because of their advanced age and pre-existing conditions. It was the first Covid-19 hospitalisation of an Olympics-related visitor.
Several Covid-19 cases have emerged involving athletes and others involved with the Games, which start July 23, even as infections spread in Tokyo and experts warn worse may lie ahead.
Tokyo is under a state of emergency for the pandemic, but most steps to curb its spread are voluntary and many people say they have grown weary of complying.
The Olympics and Paralympic involve 15,400 athletes and tens of thousands of others entering Japan, including media, broadcasters, officials, and judges and others.The official cost of the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion, although government auditors have suggested it’s much larger. All but $6.7 billion is public money.
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Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes’ village, say organisers
First case of Covid-19 is found at the Tokyo Olympics athlete’s village, the organisers said on Saturday. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic.