Olympic village tests first COVID case days before Tokyo Games

Chief organiser of the 2020 Games says officials are ‘doing everything’ to prevent outbreaks ahead of the sporting event

The Tokyo Olympics has registered its first COVID-19 case in the Olympic Village six days before the Games open, the organisers have said. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed on Saturday that a visitor from abroad who is involved in organising the Games had tested positive. He would not reveal the person’s nationality, citing privacy concerns. Masa Takaya, a spokesman for the Tokyo organising committee, told a news conference that the first case in the Village was reported during the screening test.