Tokyo residents react after athletes test positive in Olympic Village
By AFP
24 July 2021 |
1:48 pm
Tokyo residents react after two athletes tested positive for Covid-19 in the Tokyo Olympic Village, raising fears of a cluster just days ahead of the opening ceremony.
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