Thomas Bach, showed himself confident this Tuesday in an interview with

L'Equipe

, but preferred to remain "on alert".

The president of the International Olympic Committee must know that the number of people affected by Covid-19 can increase drastically in a short time and undermine the course of the event.

Thoshiru Muto, the head of the organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympic Games, confirmed this also this Tuesday at a press conference, three days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

“We cannot predict what will happen with the number of positive coronavirus cases,” said Toshiro Muto.

So we will have to continue discussing if there is a spike.

(…) At this point, coronavirus cases can increase or decrease, so we'll think about what to do when the situation arises.

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The latest case, Czech beach volleyball coach Simon Nausch tested positive for coronavirus at the Olympic Village in Tokyo.

The day before, a Czech beach volleyball player, Ondrej Perusic, had already tested positive for the coronavirus.

This brings the number of delegation members (athletes, staff, etc.) positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo to around 70.

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