Surge in Tokyo's COVID-19 cases likely means new state of emergency through Olympics - Spectators banned

[Mary Wilson]

8:47 AM CT
Associated Press

TOKYO -- Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of emergency to start next week and continue for the duration of the Tokyo Olympics.

The pandemic-delayed Olympics open in just over two weeks on July 23.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach is scheduled to arrive in Tokyo on Thursday, when he will be greeted by the rising cases as he self-isolates for three days in the IOC's five-star hotel in the capital.

A new state of emergency could lead to a ban even on local fans. That decision on fans is expected Friday when local organizers meet with the IOC and others.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31776079/tokyo-surging-covid-19-cases-likely-means-new-state-emergency-olympics

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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/japa...emergency.html

Olympics will ban spectators after Japan declares state of emergency
Published Thu, Jul 8 20219:46 AM EDTUpdated 29 Min Ago
Jessica Bursztynsky
Jabari Young

Olympics organizers will ban spectators from the games in Tokyo, after Japan declared a state of emergency amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country.
The decision presents a new challenge for the games, which were already delayed a year due to the pandemic.

Olympics organizers are banning all spectators from the games this year after Japan declared a state of emergency that’s meant to curb a wave of new Covid-19 infections.

It’s the latest setback for the Summer Olympics that have already been delayed for a year and racked up high costs for postponement. The state of emergency will begin Monday and run through Aug. 22, while the games are scheduled from July 23 to Aug. 8...

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Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...ases-saturday/


Tokyo reports 950 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
Jul 10, 2021

Tokyo confirmed 950 COVID-19 infections on Saturday — over 230 more than a week ago — as a spike in new cases continues to hit the capital.

The daily tally on Saturday in Tokyo far exceeded last week’s total of 716, rising week-on-week for the 21st consecutive day.

New infections in the capital, which will again come under a state of emergency on Monday, averaged 720.1 per day leading up to Saturday, compared with 563.1 the previous week.

The number of people severely ill with COVID-19 in Tokyo under the metropolitan government’s criteria stood at 63, up one from Friday. The capital also reported five deaths.

Outside the capital region, Okinawa Prefecture, currently under a state of emergency, logged 64 new cases, while Hokkaido confirmed 64 cases...

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Coronavirus cases surge to 6-month high in Tokyo a week before Olympics


4:16 AM CT
Associated Press

TOKYO -- New coronavirus cases surged to 1,308 in Tokyo on Thursday, a six-month high, as fears rise of a possible dramatic increase that could flood hospitals during the Olympics that start in eight days.

Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency, which began Monday and requires restaurants and bars to close early and not serve alcohol through the Olympics, which start July 23.

Thursday's tally is the highest since 1,485 were recorded on Jan. 21, when Japan was under an earlier state of emergency, and is also a jump from Wednesday's 1,149.
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https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31821011/coronavirus-cases-surge-6-month-high-tokyo-week-olympics

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First Resident of Olympic Village Tests Positive for COVID-19

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TOKYO (AP) — The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.

Officials said it was not an athlete with the the Games opening in just under a week on July 23.

Tokyo officials including Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the organizing committee, confirmed the case and said the positive test was Friday. Organizers say for confidentiality purposes they can only offer a vague description and few details.
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The person is identified simply as a “games-concerned personnel.” The person is also listed as a non-resident of Japan. Tokyo officials said the person was placed in a 14-day quarantine.

The Olympic Village on Tokyo Bay will house about 11,000 athletes during the Olympics and thousands of other staff.
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https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/07/17/first-resident-olympic-village-tests-positive-covid-19-tokyo

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Two athletes residing in Tokyo Olympic Village test positive for COVID-19

10:37 PM CT
ESPN News Services

TOKYO -- Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday.

Organizers confirmed the positive tests on Sunday; both cases were listed as non-Japanese. No names or other details were provided.

Organizers on Sunday also said another athlete had tested positive but this person was not residing in the Olympic Village. This athlete was also identified as "non-Japanese."

Also Sunday, the first International Olympic Committee member was reported as positive. He recorded a positive test Saturday upon entering a Tokyo airport.
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Source: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/t...-rise/2684731/

US Women's Gymnastics Team Alternate Tests Positive for COVID at Tokyo Olympics
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An alternate on the U.S. women's gymnastics team tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Japan, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Monday...

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Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo days before Games

A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer
July 19, 2021, 10:35 AM

TOKYO -- A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19, with the Czech Republic team reporting the case Monday of a beach volleyball player who could miss his first game.
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Perušič, who said he has been vaccinated, is the second member of the Czech delegation to test positive in Tokyo after a team official's case was reported Saturday.

He is the third athlete who was staying at the village to test positive. Two South African men's soccer players had their COVID-19 cases announced Sunday.

Also Monday, the personal coach for U.S. gymnast Kara Eaker confirmed that the 18-year-old alternate had tested positive in an Olympic training camp in Japan. The coach, Al Fong, said the 18-year-old Eaker was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus two months ago. Eaker, the first American athlete to test positive after arriving in Japan, had been rooming with other alternates, with the competitive team rooming with fellow competitors.
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https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/olympic-athlete-tests-positive-tokyo-days-1st-game-78921440

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Tokyo Olympics: COVID-19 cases in city rise by 149% in a week - but officials resist new calls to suspend Games

Tuesday 27 July 2021 20:41, UK

Tom Parmenter

COVID-19 cases in Tokyo are now rising faster than at any time in the pandemic but Japanese authorities are resisting renewed calls for the Olympics to be suspended.

The Japanese capital reported 2,848 cases on Tuesday, which is a record number and 149% higher than the previous week's average.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has encouraged people to work from home in Tokyo and avoid non-essential outings but insisted there was no need to consider suspending the Olympic Games.

... Amongst Games participants, 162 people have tested positive for COVID and have been told to isolate.

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Officials in Tokyo alarmed as virus cases hit record highs
By MARI YAMAGUCHI 32 minutes ago

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third-straight day with the Olympics well underway.

Tokyo reported 3,865 new cases Thursday, up from 3,177 on Wednesday and double the numbers a week ago.

“We have never experienced the expansion of the infections of this magnitude,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters. He said the new cases were soaring not only in the Tokyo area but across the country.

Nationwide, Japan reported more than 9,500 confirmed cases on Wednesday, also a record, for a total of about 892,000 infections and about 15,000 deaths since the pandemic began.

Japan has kept its cases and deaths lower than many other countries, but its seven-day rolling average is growing and now stands at 28 per 100,000 people nationwide and 88 per 100,000 in Tokyo, according to the Health Ministry. This compares to 18.5 in the United States, 48 in Britain and 2.8 in India, according to data from Johns Hopkins University...

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Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...irus-august-1/


Tokyo reports 3,058 new COVID-19 cases as virus emergency set to take effect
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Aug 1, 2021

Tokyo confirmed 3,058 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, a day after topping the 4,000 threshold for the first time amid a nationwide surge in infections and as the Olympics entered their second week in the capital.

Sunday’s figure, up from the 1,763 cases reported a week before, also comes a day after the nation’s daily tally topped 12,000 cases for the first time as the delta variant of the virus continues to wreak havoc across the country.

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 3,105 cases, compared with 1,453.6 a week earlier, while the number of severe COVID-19 cases under the metropolitan government’s criteria rose by six from the previous day to 101.

Elsewhere, Okinawa Prefecture confirmed 367 cases, the most ever for a Sunday, while Hokkaido reported 267 infections...