New Delhi, 17 July 2021

 “That was the very first case in the Village that was reported during the screening test,” Masa Takaya, spokesperson for the organizing committee, told reporters on Saturday. As per news report ofRt.com, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed that the infected person is a foreigner who is involved in organizing the games. He did not reveal the person’s nationality, citing privacy concerns. Separately, Japanese media reported that a Nigerian delegate in their 60s became the first visitor to games who was hospitalized with Covid-19. The person tested positive for the virus in the airport on Thursday and was admitted to a hospital due to their age and pre-existing conditions. Authorities are also trying to track down a 20-year-old Ugandan weightlifter, Julius Ssekitoleko, who didn’t show up for a Covid-19 test and went missing from his hotel in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, on Friday. He reportedly left a note saying he does not want to return to his home country.

Source - rt.com
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