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A second member of the Australian women’s water polo team has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Paris Olympics . On Tuesday, Australian chef de mission Anna Meares revealed a member of the women’s water polo team had tested positive after reporting mild symptoms on Monday night. Hours later, the Australian Olympic Committee said a second player had tested positive.
Two members of the team were supposed to attend the Australian team’s regular morning media briefing on Tuesday, but they were withdrawn as a precaution. “This is a high-performance environment, so we are being diligent, but I need to emphasise we are treating COVID no different to other bugs like the ‘flu - this is not Tokyo,” Meares said. “We’ve been able to get a really good handle on what might be going about.
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