Athletes are already testing positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics. Here's what happens when they get that test result
With the Olympics taking place during a pandemic, in a city under a state of emergency, the Tokyo Organizing Committee has created a stringent set of policies governing howand their coaches, trainers and other staff must behave to minimize the risk of both importing infections and spreading disease in the Olympic community. But even with aggressive testing, infections can happen.
The strategy for keeping infections to a minimum over the coming weeks involves keeping Olympic-related visitors in as much of a bubble as possible, and testing everyone frequently. Any travelers from abroad are asked to minimize their travel 14 days before their Tokyo-bound flight, and to follow mitigation measures such as wearing masks, social distancing, and hand washing regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not.
Athletes will be tested daily, and their temperatures will be recorded every time they enter the Olympic Village. Olympic competitors will have two opportunities to spit into a specially bar-coded collection container—either in the morning or in the evening—and must be supervised by the designated COVID-19 Liaison Officer of their respective teams.
Security check at the entrance of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, the venue for canoe slalom during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Japan's pledge to hold a safe and secure games is coming under threat as Covid-19 cases jump in Tokyo and visiting athletes test positive for the virus.If the confirmatory test is also positive, then the athlete is moved to a dedicated hotel facility outside the Village, again in dedicated Olympic transport.
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