THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 26, 2021 at 17:55 JST
A Paralympic symbol is seen being installed as journalists gather at the Odaiba area on Aug. 20. (Pool photo via AP)
A Tokyo Paralympics staffer from overseas has been hospitalized with COVID-19, the first time someone involved in the Games has required medical admission for the virus, the event organizer announced on Aug. 26.
A total of 15 accredited people newly tested positive for the novel coronavirus that day, the organizer confirmed.
The symptoms of the person admitted to the hospital “are not serious,” the organizer said.
The organizer on Aug. 12 began releasing the number of new infections among people linked to the Paralympics.
A total of 184 people related to the event have contracted COVID-19 to date, but no one required hospitalization until the most recent case, according to the organizer.
Two of the latest 15 cases are athletes and their infections were confirmed at the athletes’ village, while 10 people are contractors and three are staff.
Four of the 15 came from abroad, while 11 people reside in Japan.
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