The Tokyo Olympic Video games launched new knowledge right now detailing Covid-19 instances and testing (Picture by … [+]
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New knowledge has been launched by Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers detailing Covid-19 testing and optimistic case numbers since July 1st.
The information reveals that 127 folks linked to the video games have examined optimistic for the SARS-CoV2 virus prior to now few weeks, together with 71 people who find themselves residents of Japan, together with contractors and different games-connected personnel and 56 non-residents, together with athletes, members of the media and different video games personnel.
14 athletes have examined optimistic up to now and virtually 170,000 checks have been accomplished since July 1st. The information doesn’t title people who’ve examined optimistic however, it does establish which nation and sport the particular person comes from. Latest optimistic checks have been reported for a bicycle owner from the Czech Republic on twenty second July and a rower from the Netherlands on the twenty third.
The Video games organizers additionally carry out contact tracing with the assistance of an app which collects GPS monitoring knowledge and athletes who’ve been involved with individuals who later take a look at optimistic are put right into a modified self-isolation, the place they have to practice alone however can nonetheless compete within the Video games so long as they proceed to supply day by day destructive checks. Nonetheless, different worldwide arrivals akin to coaches and media personnel are incessantly put into resort rooms for a 14 day quarantine, a apply which is inflicting some controversy and confusion.
Simply yesterday, 13 folks from Italy’s video games delegation, together with 6 athletes, have been put right into a modified quarantine on the Olympic village after a journalist on their flight examined optimistic for the virus. U.S. tennis participant Coco Gauff was one of many first high-profile athletes to check optimistic for Covid-19 and announce that she would pull out of the Video games. Different high-profile athletes compelled to drop out are U.S. Open successful golfer Bryson DeChambeau who examined optimistic right now, earlier than leaving the U.S. for Tokyo, in addition to 2021 champion, Spaniard Jon Rahm. Neither will now be capable of compete within the Video games.
Covid-19 case numbers in Japan proceed to rise, with the nation reporting 5,282 new instances on the final day by day depend on the WHO dashboard on the twenty third.
