The team was originally due to have arrived in Japan on June 16.
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Tokyo Olympics: Another member of the Ugandan Olympic delegation has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan. A western city hosting the team informed on Wednesday. It was the second positive case in the nine-member team, which arrived in Japan on Saturday for a pre-Olympic training camp.
Uganda’s first group arrived in Japan on Saturday, which includes boxers, coaches and officials. The Australian women’s softball squad reached Tokyo ahead of them.
One of Uganda’s delegation was tested positive during the testing at the airport, confirmed government officials. The local media reported that the person was Tested twice and their condition remained unknown.
The first group to arrive from Uganda were boxers, coaches, and officials. They landed at Tokyo’s Narita airport on Saturday. They are the second team to arrive after the Australia women’s softball squad on June 1.
However, one person of the African nation’s delegation tested positive during screening at the airport. The person tested twice but their condition remained unknown, reported local media.
“I heard the person has been isolated based on regulations”, Hidemasa Nakamura, the Tokyo 2020 Games delivery officer, told reporters. Japan has pledged to take a lot of strict measures against the virus, including strict regulations that each country has to follow.
Public broadcaster NHK said the group had all been vaccinated and tested negative in Uganda. The team was originally due to have arrived in Japan on June 16. But their flight was canceled following a surge in Covid-19.
The other members of the Ugandan party have already left the airport for Osaka, western Japan. They will train ahead of the Games.
Among Olympic arrivals from overseas, this is the first case showing a positive Covid-19 test result. Last week organisers released virus guidelines for athletes.
The call on allowing domestic spectators will be taken on Monday in the organizers’ meeting. Reportedly 10,000 people are likely to get entry to see the games. For the opening ceremony on July 23, including guests and officials, 20,000 people could attend, according to Nippon Television.
