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Jul 18, 2021, 6 tweets

#BREAKING Two athletes positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: officials

#UPDATES Two athletes become the first to test positive for coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials say

Cases come day after an unidentified person became the first to test positive in the Village which will house competitors during #Tokyo2020

Two athletes test positive for coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague is also infected, officials say, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony #Tokyo2020 #AFPsports u.afp.com/UEiz

#UPDATE Two athletes have tested positive for coronavirus in the Tokyo #OlympicVillage after a team colleague "from the same country and sport" was infected, officials say, raising fears of a cluster days before the opening ceremony u.afp.com/UESU #AFPSports #Tokyo2020

VIDEO: 🇯🇵 "I can assure you that the situation is under control," #Tokyo2020 media chief Hide Nakamura says after two athletes tested positive for the coronavirus in the #OlympicVillage following a case among a team colleague #AFPSports

#UPDATE Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo #OlympicVillage, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the Games opening ceremony u.afp.com/UESU #AFPSports #Tokyo2020

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