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On Thursday, Tokyo reported 3,865 new COVID-19 cases. That’s three straight days of record-breaking case numbers, and double the number that was reported one week ago.
“We have never experienced the expansion of the infections of this magnitude,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters. He said the new cases were soaring not only in the Tokyo area but across the country.
While Olympic organizers have done a relatively good job at protecting athletes from COVID-19 so far, a major scare on Day 6 offered a reminder of how easily things can spiral out of control.
For several hours on Thursday, Australia’s track and field team — 63 athletes — were placed in lockdown after coming into contact with American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the competition.
“We have never experienced the expansion of the infections of this magnitude,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters. He said the new cases were soaring not only in the Tokyo area but across the country.
While Olympic organizers have done a relatively good job at protecting athletes from COVID-19 so far, a major scare on Day 6 offered a reminder of how easily things can spiral out of control.
For several hours on Thursday, Australia’s track and field team — 63 athletes — were placed in lockdown after coming into contact with American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the competition.
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Based on "COVID-19 Positive Case List" published by https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/notices/covid-19-positive-case-list, 24 new cases connected to the Olympics on July 29, including 3 Athletes, 6 Games-concerned personnel, and 15 Tokyo 2020 Contractors. Total positive cases accumulated (From 1 July onwards) have reached 193 already, with 20 cases of athletes.
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