144 people accredited to Paralympics 2020 infected with COVID-19 in Tokyo
Bernama
August 23, 2021 16:48 MYT
August 23, 2021 16:48 MYT
Dutch Paralympic team members enter the athletes' village in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. The Tokyo Paralympics open on Aug. 24 in a ceremony at Tokyo's National Stadium. (Kyodo News via AP)
ANKARA: A total of 144 people accredited to the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo had been infected with COVID-19 since Aug 12, Anadolu Agency reported.
The official website of the Olympics announced that 13 more coronavirus cases were confirmed on Aug 23 among those accredited to the Paralympics 2020, it said.
The names on the positive cases list are undisclosed for privacy reasons, the announcement added.
The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 4,392 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
The number of new infections totaled 22,285 in Japan as of Aug 22.
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