Tokyo-Sana
Organizers of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo today announced the first infection with the Corona virus in the Olympic Village, but they were reassured about the effectiveness of the strict measures taken to limit the transmission of Covid-19.
"There is a person in the village ... this is the first case recorded inside the village and it was discovered upon arrival," AFP quoted Takaya Masa, a spokesman for the organizing committee, as saying at a press conference, without specifying whether he was an athlete or a member of the missions.
In turn, Toshiro Muto, general manager of the Tokyo 2020 Games, said: "The result of this person came back positive during the village examinations. We do not know if he received the vaccine or not. In the village there will be strict measures to combat Covid 19, where athletes will undergo daily examinations and if one of them comes back positive. He will be isolated.”
The games are scheduled to take place between July 23 and August 8, after they were postponed last year due to the Corona virus.
The competitions are held during the games in stadiums without an audience, while tens of thousands of participants, including athletes and officials, through to journalists coming from abroad, are subject to significant restrictions.