Two South African athletes who were infected with the new coronavirus and could not participate in the match against Japan in the Tokyo Olympics soccer boys participated in the match against France on the 25th, the tournament organizing committee said that the athletes were asymptomatic. He said that if conditions such as the end of the quarantine period are met, even athletes infected with the new corona can return to the Games.
Regarding South Africa, which played against Japan in the first match of the Tokyo Olympics men's qualifying league on the 22nd of this month, the Organizing Committee announced on the 18th of this month that two players tested positive for PCR, and 18 members of the team. Has been certified as a close contact.
In response to this, the two infected players could not participate in the match against Japan, but they participated in the second match of the qualifying league with France on the 25th.
The Organizing Committee will say that if the athlete is asymptomatic and completes a 10-day quarantine period, or after a 6-day quarantine period, at least 24 hours apart, the test will be negative twice. He expressed the view that he could return to the tournament.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Organizing Committee announced that the test was positive, and by the 26th, 16 athletes had been infected with the new corona, and athletes were forced to abstain in Taekwondo and beach volleyball. Cases are also one after another.