Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday
The cases further darkened a gloomy atmosphere around the 2020 Games, which will finally open after a year's delay on Friday but remain widely opposed by the Japanese public.Players Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi and analyst Mario Masha are in isolation after testing positive, Team South Africa said, adding that the whole delegation had been following anti-coronavirus rules.
Organisers earlier said two athletes and a member of their support staff had become the first cases in the Olympic Village, without identifying those involved.Competitors are flying in from around the world for the pandemic-delayed Olympics, which are facing a backlash in Japan due to the risk of fresh Covid outbreaks.
"Mingling and crossing of populations are very limited. We keep the risk to an absolute minimum level," Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi said on Sunday.But Tokyo residents appeared unsettled by the cases in the Village.
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