Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan Olympic team member tested positive for Covid-19
Nine Ugandan team athletes, coaches and executives arrived at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Saturday afternoon, the second Olympic group to land in Japan after Australian softball players on June 1.
But a member of the African team tested positive for Covid-19 during an airport check.
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According to the Japanese government, a member of the Ugandan Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo where the Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8.
This is what local officials have indicated.
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It is the second Olympic group to land in Japan after the Australian softball players on June 1.
Nine Ugandan team athletes, coaches and executives arrived at Narita Airport, near Tokyo, on Saturday afternoon, June 19.
But a member of the African team tested positive for Covid-19 during an airport check, a government official told reporters.
The person has been tested twice, local media said, adding that his condition remains unknown.
This is the first positive case of Covid-19 among Olympic arrivals from abroad, according to these sources. "
I heard that the person was isolated on the basis of the regulations in force,
" Hidemasa Nakamura, an official with the organization of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, told reporters, renewing the authorities' commitment to take strict measures against infections.
The rest of the group left the airport for Osaka, in the western part of the archipelago, where they will train before the Games.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK said all team members had been vaccinated and tested negative in Uganda before they left for Japan.
The Ugandan team was due to land in Japan on June 16, but its flight was canceled after an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country of origin, according to local media.
What limit to the number of spectators?
Organizers last week updated their anti-coronavirus rules which they say should allow the Olympics to be held "
safely
" even if the pandemic is not yet under control.
They will meet
on Monday, June 21
to discuss the number of local spectators who may attend competitions, if any. Spectators from abroad have already been banned due to health risks deemed too high.
Some media mention a ceiling of 10,000 people.
According to Nippon Television, organizers plan to set a limit of 20,000 people, including guests and officials, for the opening ceremony on July 23.
(With AFP
)
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