Following the confirmation of infection with the new coronavirus by six Czech athletes and related persons who came to Japan at the Tokyo Olympics, the Czech Olympic Committee has decided on the infection route such as the status of charter aircraft used by the athletes. We have started the investigation.

In the Czech team that came to Japan at the Tokyo Olympics, a series of positive tests for the new coronavirus were found, and the infected people so far were four representative players such as beach volleyball and table tennis, coaches and team doctors. There are a total of 6 people.



In response, the Czech Olympic Committee announced on the 22nd that it has begun investigating the route of infection, saying that the situation is serious.



The Czech delegation came to Japan on a charter flight, and according to local media, 42 athletes and officials were on board this flight.



The Czech Olympic Committee believes that the infection may have spread on board and will investigate whether the infection control was sufficient.



Some players were decided to be absent because they became positive, and Czech Prime Minister Babish accused him of saying, "This is a scandal. I have no idea why this is happening." Is a big problem in the Czech Republic.