First positive COVID-19 case at Olympic athletes' village

The Tokyo Olympics athletes' village has had its first case of COVID-19.

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed a visitor from abroad who is involved in organising the Games has tested positive.

The announcement adds to mounting concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week after a Nigerian Olympic delegate was hospitalised with COVID-19 and a Ugandan weightlifter's disappearance from their training camp despite strict lockdowns in place.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic, is being held mostly without spectators and under tight quarantine rules with many high profile athletes having opted out of the Games or been denied entry due to positive test results before flying.

[Source:  TVNZ News]