Covid-19 outbreaks at Tokyo Olympics

Despite strict quarantine procedures, organisers are seeing growing numbers of infections just days before the Tokyo Games begin


OLYMPIC INFECTIONS TIMELINE

POSITIVE TESTS

Jun 20, 2021: Coach with Uganda squad

Jun 23: Uganda athlete

Jul 4: Serbia rower
      
Jul 9: Israeli athlete
    
Jul 14: Masseur for Russia women’s rugby team hospitalised
  
Seven staff in Brazil team hotel

Jul 15: Olympic athlete, team nationality unknown, and five staff

U.S. basketball star Bradley Beal dropped from Team USA

Jul 16: Australia tennis player Alex de Minaur (prior to departure)

Nigeria delegation member hospitalised

Foreign Olympic worker, three local contractors

Jul 17: Two South Africa footballers and team’s video analyst

Jul 18: U.S. tennis player Coco Gauff pulls out prior to departure
    
South Korea IOC member
   
Jul 19: U.S. women’s gymnast
     
Czech volleyball player
     

CONTACT ISOLATION

Jul 14: South Africa rugby team (21 people) in isolation after coming in contact with virus carrier on flight to Japan
        
Jul 15: Eight athletes from Kenya women’s rugby team in quarantine after contact on plane
   
Jul 18: Six UK athletes and two staff from athletics squad isolating after contact on plane
                

NEW DAILY COVID CASES, TOKYO (thousands)
 
Original postponed Olympics

7-day avg: 1,068 
(New cases: 1,008)

2.0   
1.5
1.0 
0.5
0
May 29, 2020 	Jan 1, 2021	Jul 18


Picture: Associated Press
Sources: Reuters, Sky News, Google Statistics
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