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Japan reports first COVID-19 case connected to Olympic torch relay


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The first COVID-19 case connected to the Tokyo Olympics torch relay was confirmed on Thursday by Tokyo Olympics organizers after a police officer who was controlling traffic tested positive, The Associated Press reported.
Local authorities are investigating the case that occurred in Japan s southwestern Kagawa prefecture.
The police officer was socially distancing and wearing a mask, but tested positive the following day for COVID-19, officials said. The officer is in his thirties. 
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Olympic officials say the case will not affect other legs of the torch event and that everyone is taking the appropriate precautions to mitigate the risk of the coronavirus. ....

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'Not close to normal': Why Olympics will be truly bizarre


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by Julian Linden
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The first modern Olympic Games held in an odd-numbered year, Tokyo 2021 is going to be very different from all of the others.
As the world s biggest multi-sports event, the level of planning that goes into running an Olympic Games is already mind-boggling but the extra biosecurity challenges caused by the global pandemic have elevated Tokyo to a whole new level of complexity.
It may not appear that unusual to anyone casually watching events unfold on television, but rest assured, nothing on the ground at Tokyo 2021 will be close to normal.
Foreign spectators have already been told they won t be allowed into Japan so they will have to stay at home while the decision on how many local fans can attend events is still pending - though one thing is already known: if they do get inside the stadiums, they ll have to keep quiet because singing and cheering isn t permitted. ....

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