Several athletes have already been forced to pull out of the games due to a positive result, as Tokyo reported record new daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
That figure is a record since the start of the pandemic and a 229 percent rise on the daily case count reported on the first official day of the games.Tokyo hosting the Olympics has caused controversy over the last few weeks, with a recent poll by a Japanese newspaper finding that 68 percent of people said that they had doubts about the organizers being able to control COVID infections during the games.
The survey found that 55 percent completely opposed the Olympics going ahead in Tokyo, while about three-quarters of the 1,444 respondents said that the decision to ban spectators from events was the right one.However, officials in Japan have repeatedly dismissed the possibility of cancelling the games, as on Tuesday Prime Ministerhas contacted the AOC for comment.
Kurtis Marschall of Australia celebrates in the Men's Pole Vault final on day eight of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on April 12, 2018, on the Gold Coast, Australia. Marschall returned a negative COVID test on Thursday after coming into close contact with an athlete who tested positive.
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