Masa Takaya, who is the spokesperson for the Organizing Committee revealed during a press conference that the Tokyo Olympics village had reported the first case of COVID
The chief of the Tokyo Olympics confirmed to the worried players that the Olympics village had reported the first Covid-19 case, just a few days before the games open. Thousands of players from all over the world are flying into for the Olympics. Although the games would be held behind the doors, the Olympics village reporting the first case of COVID-19 has increased the anxieties around biosecurity.
Tokyo Olympics village reports first case of COVID-19
A total of 11,000 athletes and thousands of media officials are coming to Japan to attend the games, which are slated to begin on July 23 amidst widespread public concern about the rising of COVID-19 in the country. Tokyo is currently undergoing a state of emergency due to COVID-19 and has recorded the highest number of cases since January.
The name of the athlete who has tested positive hasn’t been revealed. But according to the Japanese media, the infected person was from abroad. During a recent press conference, Masa Takaya, who is the spokesperson said, “The Olympics village had reported the first COVID-19 case during the screening. The athletes is now isolating himself.”
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What did the officials say?
Seiko Hashimoto, who is the chief of the games, mentioned that she understood the worries of the players, who would be participating and playing amidst the COVID-19 fear and a rigid testing routine along with the pressure of performing well.
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The marquee event was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many players are worried and feeling anxious about the facilities which would be provided to them during the games, which consists of countless temperature checks, hand sanitizer and routine testing.
Australian basketball player Liz Cambage, expressed her fear about her mental health being affected by staying in bio-secure bubble for long period of time. Even British weightlifter Sarah Davies felt the same thing and said, “It feels like that we are in a prison.”
The organizers of the game has requested that the Japanese officials should maintain full transparency as far as cases being reported in the village is concerned and also requested the players follow all the COVID-19 protocols diligently.
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