July 16, 2021
The giant Olympic rings are seen behind Japan's national flag amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug 6, 2020.
Reuters
Eight days ahead of the Tokyo Games, a series of coronavirus scares involving Japanese workers and incoming members of Olympic delegations have prompted a Japanese expert to warn there would likely be more similar cases before the July 23 opening ceremony.
The Kenyan women’s rugby team on Thursday saw eight athletes classified as close contacts after a positive Covid-19 case was found on their flight to Tokyo, according to an official from the southwestern city of Kurume, where they were set to hold a training camp.