Olympic athletes, staff and contractors report 6 new COVID cases

The Tokyo local organizing committee reported 6 new cases of COVID-19, in which an athlete, a staff member, and a contractor of four Japanese residents tested positive.

In Japan and the Olympic team, the number of new coronary pneumonia cases is on the rise. Athletes who tested positive were quarantined for 14 days 8 days before the opening ceremony. It is unclear whether the athletes will miss their games.

According to the Associated Press, in Qatar, an official of the Refugee Olympic team tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, almost delaying the arrival of the entire team in Japan. The official has been quarantined, and all other members of the team have tested negative.

The International Olympic Committee said: “Therefore, it is decided that the team will not go to Tokyo at the moment, but will continue to train in Doha while being tested every day.” “The IOC and Qatar Olympic Committee are supporting the team and evaluating the situation . The next step will be to communicate after the decision.”

In order to combat the spread of COVID-19 cases, the International Olympic Committee and Japanese government officials announced on July 8 that fans from abroad or Japan will not be allowed to visit the scene in person. Olympic Games.

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The Japanese Olympic Committee reported 6 new cases among athletes, staff and sponsors, bringing the total to 26. A woman wearing a mask walks through the new National Stadium before the Olympic rings, the main stadium of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan on February 26, 2020.
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The staff member who was classified as a “person concerned about the game”-including the International Olympic Committee, sports governing bodies, Olympic teams, sponsors and official broadcasters-tested positive on Tuesday and was quarantined for two weeks .

Organizers said that since July 1, these 6 cases brought the total number of COVID-19 infections among participants and workers in Tokyo to 26.

Tokyo authorities also reported 1,308 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest number of daily cases since January 21. This is the 26th consecutive day that the number of cases is higher than a week ago.

The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held one year after the original plan, and it is currently in a state of emergency.

The organizer’s statistics on COVID-19 cases do not include athletes and team officials who tested positive in camps outside of Japan.

The refugee team delayed their arrival from the pre-match camp in Qatar because an unidentified member of the delegation was infected in a case announced on Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee stated that the person received a single vaccination without any symptoms and has been quarantined by the Qatari authorities.

The delay means that Tegla Loroupe, the leader of the 29-athlete refugee team and former women’s marathon world record holder, missed the heads of delegation meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach in the Tokyo Olympic Village.