Tokyo Olympics Finds First Covid Case at Athletes’ Village

  • Foreign non-athlete tested positive days before event begins
  • Highlights challenge for organizers to avert virus outbreak
Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
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The Tokyo Olympics has registered its first coronavirus case at the athletes’ village, underscoring infection risks less than a week before the opening ceremony.

A foreign personnel member tested positive for Covid-19 and is in quarantine, a document from organizers showed on Saturday. The person isn’t an athlete.