Tokyo is under a state of emergency since Japan is currently battling the fourth wave of COVID-19.
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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.
However, Takaya has not revealed the person’s nationality, citing privacy concerns.
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year and are being currently held under strict protocols that need to be followed.
On Friday, a member of the Nigerian Olympics member who tested positive at the Narita was been admitted to a hospital. The person, in their 60s, had light symptoms but was hospitalised because of their advanced age and pre-existing conditions. This is the first hospitalisation of an Olympics-related visitor.
Since contingents have started arriving in Tokyo, many cases of COVID-19 were initially reported.
As of now, Tokyo is under a state of emergency since Japan is currently battling the fourth wave of COVID-19. However, most steps to curb its spread are voluntary and many people say they have grown weary of complying.
Another member of the Ugandan Olympic delegation has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan. It was the second positive case in the nine-member team. The team had arrived in Japan on Saturday for a pre-Olympic training camp.
The hashtag “cancel the Olympic Games” garnered tens of thousands of tweets, adding to wave of protests online and on the streets over the past months.
A crowd of people gathered in front of the metropolitan government headquarters last month to protest against the Games, with participants chanting “cancel Olympics”, “stop the torch”, “save lives”, and “protect livelihoods”.
