Zero risk? Virus cases test Olympic organizers assurances
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STEPHEN WADE, YURI KAGEYAMA and GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press
July 18, 2021
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1of14IOC President Thomas Bach gestures during a press conference at the Main Press Center, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Saturday, July 17, 2021. The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.(Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)Shinji Kita/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14People gather for a rally in Tokyo s Shinjuku shopping district Sunday, July 18, 2021, to protest against the Olympics starting from July 23. They held signs that said No Olympics.Yuri Kageyaman/APShow MoreShow Less
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Zero risk? Virus cases test Olympic organizers’ assurances
IOC President Thomas Bach gestures during a press conference at the Main Press Center, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Saturday, July 17, 2021. The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.(Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP) Shinji Kita
People gather for a rally in Tokyo s Shinjuku shopping district Sunday, July 18, 2021, to protest against the Olympics starting from July 23. They held signs that said No Olympics.(AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) Yuri Kageyaman
People march in Tokyo s Shinjuku shopping district Sunday, July 18, 2021, to protest against the Tokyo Olympics starting from July 23.(AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) Yuri Kageyama
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With less than a week before the opening ceremonies begin at this year s Tokyo games, at least two players on the South African soccer team
have tested positive for COVID-19 inside the Olympic Village.
The two players, Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi, are the first athletes to test positive for the coronavirus at the site of the Olympic Village in the Japanese capital. A video analyst for the team, Mario Masha, also tested positive.
All three have been isolated, along with those who were in close contact with them.
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