It was discovered that one athlete from overseas at the Tokyo Olympics and one coach from the Czech Republic of beach volleyball staying in the Olympic Village were newly infected with the new coronavirus.

The Czech national team in beach volleyball has already revealed that one male player has been infected, and the Games Organizing Committee has announced that 12 have been certified as the two close contacts.

The Organizing Committee has announced that one athlete from overseas has tested positive for the new Corona to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, which will start on the 23rd.



During the 14-day quarantine period after arriving in Japan, the athlete showed a positive reaction on the 20-day PCR test and was confirmed to be infected, but he has not entered the Olympic Village.



In addition, one coach from the Czech Republic of beach volleyball, who stays in the Olympic Village in Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, was also found to have been infected with the new coronavirus.



The Czech national team in beach volleyball has already confirmed the infection of one male player, and the Organizing Committee has announced that 12 have been certified as close contacts of the two.



In addition, on the 21st, infection of 6 contractors living in Japan was confirmed.



With this, the Organizing Committee announced that the test was positive, and the number of people infected with the new coronavirus was 75 in Japan and overseas.