Foreign Resident At Olympic Village Tests Positive
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee says a foreign national staying at the Athletes' Village has tested positive for the coronavirus.
This is the first positive case to be confirmed at the village among people from abroad. The facility opened on Tuesday.
The organizing committee said the person was tested on Friday, but didn't disclose further details.
Sources say the person is a non-athlete.
On Saturday, seven other people who are in Japan from overseas in connection with the Tokyo Games were confirmed to be infected, bringing the total to eight. Two of them are members of the media.
One of the seven was reportedly staying in Miyagi Prefecture, where soccer matches are scheduled to take place.