Covid-19 scare at Tokyo Olympics after three athletes test positive

A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five "Games concerned personnel", one contractor, and a journalist

Three athletes, two of them South African football players staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for Covid-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on Sunday, adding to the scepticism that surrounds the troubled event slated to open on July 23.
 

It is the first instance of athletes staying at the village catching the infection. Their identities were not revealed by the organisers but the South African Football Association issued a statement to make that information clear. The third infected athlete is staying at a designated Games hotel and his/her identity is not yet known, according to the Covid-19 Positive