Tokyo Olympics 5 Days Away... One South African Rugby Player Tests Positive for COVID-19

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] A South African rugby player participating in the Tokyo Olympics has tested positive for COVID-19. As the opening of the games approaches, cases of Olympic officials testing positive are increasing.

According to major foreign media including NHK on the 18th, one South African player tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day and was transferred to a hospital in Kagoshima Prefecture, where the training camp is located. The South African rugby team arrived at Narita International Airport in Japan on the 13th and was classified as close contacts after boarding the same flight as a confirmed COVID-19 case.

The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee stated, "South African rugby team players will undergo additional testing" and "They must remain isolated in the hotel for the time being."

In Japan, the daily number of new confirmed cases recently exceeded 3,000. In the capital, Tokyo, about 1,000 new cases are being reported daily.

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