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Those who tested positive, as well as around 38 of their colleagues, have been put into strict isolation after the outbreak. Tokyo 2020 organisers have previously downplayed the risk from Covid, despite rising case rates in Japan.
All the officers infected are in their 20’s and made up part of a special police detail for the Olympics.
They were part of 100 officers from the Hyogo province deployed to provide security for athletes at their accommodation during the Games.
The officers had been staying in small dormitory accommodation in a Tokyo suburb and had to share washing facilities.
Despite the outbreak, officers from the same Hyogo unit continue to man security posts at the Olympic Village and were seen interacting with the athletes and the public on Wednesday.
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