The man is asymptomatic and was isolated from the team.
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An unnamed staff member of the Czech Olympic team for Tokyo Olympics tested positive for Covid-19. The Czech Olympic Committee confirmed the same after they landed in Tokyo.
“Unfortunately, despite all measures, we could not avoid this situation,” said Martin Doktor, the Czech Olympic team head.
“All the other members of the team have tested negative and all athletes are OK in the Olympic Village,” added the two-time Olympic champion in canoe sprint from Atlanta 1996.
The man is asymptomatic and was isolated from the team. Other team memberswho might have come in close contact with him on the plane have also been isolated. Organizers said they had recorded the first Covid-19 case in the Olympic Village earlier on Saturday, six days before the opening ceremony.
A COVID-19 protocol breach was reported at the Tokyo Olympics Village. After that a positive case has been reported at the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village, organizers said on Saturday. This has added to concerns about infections at the Games that begin next week.
“There was one person in the Village. That was the very first case in the Village that was reported during the screening test”. Masa Takaya, spokesman for the Tokyo organising committee, said in a press conference.
South Korea’s Ryu Seung-minwas the person who tested positive for the virus.
“I am completely asymptomatic, which probably has to do with the fact that I am vaccinated,” Ryu wrote. “I apologize to the Organising Committee, our hosts here in Japan, and the IOC for the inconvenience I have caused.”
“My case is just another proof that the system put in place to protect all of us is effective.”
