China News Service, July 19-According to Kyodo News, the South African Football Association announced on the 18th that two South African football players and one staff member who participated in the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the new crown virus.
The team will usher in the first group match of the Japanese team in Group A at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on the 22nd. The test results have raised concerns about this match.
The picture shows a participant of the Tokyo Olympics walking out of the Tokyo Olympic Village and Paralympic Village through security personnel.
According to reports, the team went to the Olympic Village after arriving in Japan on the 14th.
At present, the test results of other athletes are negative, but they are all in isolation.
According to the "Rule Set" that summarizes the anti-epidemic measures for the new crown and the relevant regulations of FIFA, how long a player who is tested positive needs to be quarantined should be determined according to individual circumstances.
Under the new crown epidemic, the number of people who can register on the squad for each team in the Olympic football event has increased from 18 to 22.
Eighteen people are selected from each game.
The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23, but the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's new crown epidemic has become more severe, and the number of new confirmed cases in a single day has increased day by day.
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee of Japan said on the 18th that a total of 10 people tested positive for the new crown, of which 3 were overseas athletes and 2 were staying in the Olympic Village, but they did not disclose the nationality of the athletes at the time.