{"id":24665,"date":"2021-06-21T16:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T13:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=24665"},"modified":"2021-06-21T16:35:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T13:35:50","slug":"olympics-ugandan-tests-positive-for-covid-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/21\/olympics-ugandan-tests-positive-for-covid-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"OLYMPICS: Ugandan Tests Positive For COVID In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A member of Uganda’s Olympic squad has become the first to test positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Japan for the competition due to start on 23 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was postponed last year, but is now going ahead despite a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uganda is also experiencing a surge in cases, which forced the government to tighten lockdown measures on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unnamed Ugandan was part of a nine-member squad who had all been fully vaccinated, reports said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group – who included boxers, coaches, and officials – had also tested negative before leaving Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, one of them tested positive on arrival at Tokyo’s Narita airport on Saturday, and was quarantined at a government-designated facility, Japanese officials were quoted by local media as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the squad left by chartered bus for Osaka, in western Japan, where they are to train ahead of the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ugandans were the second group of foreign athletes to arrive for training ahead of the competition. The Australian women’s softball squad arrived on 1 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign spectators have been banned from the Olympics. A decision is expected to be taken on Monday on whether to allow domestic spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High public scepticism over Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having no spectators at the Games is the “least risky” option, Japanese medical experts have said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other Japanese officials have indicated they want domestic fans to attend if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokyo reported 376 cases of Covid<\/a> and one death on 20 June, 72 more than a week ago, the privately owned The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polls in local media suggest public scepticism about the Games taking place remains high amid a slow vaccine roll-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only about 16% of Japan’s population has received a Covid-19 vaccination dose so far, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials and volunteers working on the Games started receiving vaccinations on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni announced a ban on road travel, except for vehicles carrying tourists, and workers in emergency and other essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also closed schools, universities and places of worship for 42 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restrictions were necessary because of a “more aggressive and sustained growth” of the virus, Mr Museveni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last three weeks, the daily number of people testing positive had risen from less than 100 to more than 1,700, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are experiencing very high hospitalisation rates and deaths for Covid-19 patients among all age categories,” the president added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC Sport<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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