COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village
The Hindu
It is the first instance of athletes staying at the Olympic Village catching the COVID-19 infection
Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Games Organising Committee (OC) announced on July 18, the development adding to the scepticism around the troubled event which opens on July 23. It is the first instance of athletes staying at the village catching the infection. Their identities have not been revealed by the organisers. The third infected athlete is staying at a designated Games hotel. A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five “Games concerned personnel”, one contractor, and a journalist, according to the COVID-19 Positive Case List uploaded by the OC in Tokyo.More Related News
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