Tokyo: Three different three-owned athletes were ruled out from the Olympics after testing positive Covid-19 on Wednesday, less than two days before the exhibition was open in the midst of health security concerns.
Chile player Taekwondo, Fernanda Aguirre, Dutch skateboard player Candy Jacobs and Czech TT player Pavel Sirucek on Wednesday was forced to withdraw from their respective events and placed in quarantine.
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Tested a test on arrival at the airport here, while the results of Jacobs and Sirucek were revealed in the village of Games, taking the total number of cases in high security facilities to seven.
“Fernanda Aguirre has been positively tested for Covid-19 in the test conducted on his arrival in Japan,” the Chilean National Olympic Committee said in a statement.
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“The United Kingdom Athletes will stay away from the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Tokyo on Friday amid concerns about catchingjacobs posting messages on the Instagram page to announce that the Olympiad’s campaign is now over.” I’m broken heart.
Unfortunately, I tested positive for Covid-19 this morning, which means my Olympic trip ends here …
have done everything in my strength to prevent this scenario and take all the precautions, “he posted.
The Sirucek test was confirmed by the Czech Olympics.
The committee in a statement, adding two cases in a contingent detected until Tuesday.
“He is currently in isolation, like all three other Czech team members, where antigenic and then the PCR test has detected the existence of the virus in the last days,” said Czech NOC stated.
Martin’s contingent sporting director said the situation was beyond their control.
” We are very sorry for the whole situation …
none of us can fully control the spread of the virus, no matter how.
Well we protect ourselves.
I have to say that I admire the attitude with Pavel, Volleyball Beach Men (beach volleyball) and Simon Nausch (coastal ball coach), react to this situation, “he said.
Because of the new case, several other Czech athletes who are in contact with contact with People who had previously been infected undergoing PCR testing on Wednesday morning.
“At present, we know that two more athletes are waiting for a confirmation PCR test,” Doctor added.
Aguirre went to Tokyo from Uzbekistan with a negative Covid report but was tested positive for both.
Antigen and PCR tests were carried out at the airport here, following the quarantined where he was quarantined at the designated facility.
“The athletes were asymptomatic and in good health, but unfortunately he would not be able to compete in this event because the Japanese health authority imposed a quarantine minimal 10 days, “said Chili NOC stated.
The Taekwondo event will take place on Saturday.
His coach Jose Zapata has also been quarantined Even though there was a negative test because he was considered close.
contact.
Aguirre was one of eight Covid-19 cases among the related personnel of the game revealed by the organizing committee on Wednesday.
Before Aguirre and Jacobs, five athletes, three of them stayed in the village of Games, found infected by viruses but none of them on arrival at the airport.
The total number of covids related to the game has increased to 75 with an additional eight cases on Wednesday.
The Covid-hit Olympics will be opened on Friday and will last until August 8 without the audience.
Apart from developing health problems, the International Olympic Committee has insisted that canceling events is not an option.