TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic torch relay. It is the first positive test connected to the relay since it began March 25 from northeastern Fukushima prefecture. The torch relay involves 10,000 runners crisscrossing Japan for four month, ending at the arrival at the National Stadium on July 23 to kick off the scheduled opening ceremony. For precautions, legs last week were run in a city park in Osaka and taken off the public streets. Wear masks” during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Tobe, Ehime prefecture, southwestern Japan, Thursday, April 22, 2021.

Source: Egypt Independent April 22, 2021 06:56 UTC