Recently a fresh covid surfaced in the Olympic Village, the officials said on Sunday. The name and nationality of the athletes have not been revealed yet due to privacy concerns. A third athlete has also tested positive for the dreaded virus, but he's currently isolated himself in the hotel's accommodation. The problem is that earlier also the Olympics delayed due to the ongoing pandemic, Japanese people fearing the surge of the infections.
The Olympic village will house and officials and the virus are at its peak before the Olympics begin. Let us tell you that a total of 10 cases was detected on the day, including five "Games concerned personnel", one contractor, and a journalist, according to the COVID-19 Positive Case List uploaded by the Organising Committee. Earlier on Saturday, a member of the organizing committee had also tested positive for COVID-19. Tokyo officials including Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the organizing committee, had confirmed the case and said the positive test was Friday.
“In the current situation, that positive cases arise is something we must assume is possible,” said Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo organizing committee. "We are very well aware of the skepticism, obviously that a number of people have here in Japan,” Bach had said in his first large briefing of the Olympics in Tokyo. In view of this pandemic, the organizers planning to held the game behind closed doors to prevent infections this year.
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