The nine new infections bring up the total tally of Covid-19 cases tied to the Olympics to 67.
A foreign athlete residing in the Olympic village and eight other people linked to the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, organizers announced on Tuesday, raising concerns about the adequacy of the safety measures put in place for the global event that is scheduled to start later this week....
Reuters: “It's obvious that the bubble system is kind of broken…My biggest concern is, of course, there will be a cluster of infections in the village…[followed by] interaction with local people”1,100. That’s the seven-day average number of daily new Covid-19 cases Tokyo is reporting at the moment,
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