Prognosis
Olympic Bubble Shields Athletes From Tokyo’s Rising Covid Cases
- Tokyo, surrounding prefectures posted record virus cases
- Majority of cases linked to Olympics among non-athletes
Photographer: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Tokyo is experiencing a record surge in Covid-19 cases during the Olympic Games as the more infectious delta variant rips through Japan, though contagion among those linked to the event appears to be relatively contained so far.
To date, organizers have announced 294 positive cases among people connected to the Olympics, including 25 athletes out of the more than 11,000 who are expected to participate. Of over 400,000 tests conducted so far on athletes and stakeholders, the positivity rate has been only 0.02%, organizers said on Tuesday.