An anti-Olympics group member holds up a banner during a protest rally, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan May 17, 2021. [Reuters, Naoki Ogura]
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, is being held under unprecedented conditions including tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
However, a number of cases have emerged among athletes and other people involved with the Games. Following are the cases, with the latest listed first:
AUG 4: Twenty nine people, including four athletes, tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total Games-linked number since July 1 to 322, Tokyo 2020 organisers said.