One of the Tunisian athletes participating in the Tokyo Paralympics was found to be infected with the new coronavirus by inspection at the time of entry.
According to the ward, 11 people, including athletes on the same plane, are suspected of being close contacts, so the ward's health center will investigate in detail.
Thirty-two Tunisian athletes who will participate in the Tokyo Paralympic Athletics event came to Japan from the 12th to hold a preliminary training camp in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. It means that the positive of the person was confirmed.
According to the ward, this staff will enter the facility designated by the quarantine station, and 31 people on the same plane will enter the hotel in the ward as scheduled.
Of these, 11 are suspected of being close contacts due to the arrangement of seats on the plane, so one doctor and one public health nurse at the ward's health center will interview at the hotel.
According to the ward, the remaining 20 people will be investigated just in case, and if it is judged to be a close contact, they will be kept waiting in the hotel's private room and the progress will be observed every day to see if there is any change in their physical condition. Is to do.
The ward was preparing to welcome the team with banners in front of the hotel where they were staying on the 12th, in line with the arrival of the team in Japan, but decided to cancel in response to this situation.