Two players from the Australian women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVIDas confirmed by the Australian Olympic Committee.
After announcing on Tuesday afternoon that a player, whose identity has not yet been revealed, had tested positive, hours later, the Australian delegation confirmed the presence of a second case of contagion.
Figure that can be expanded to fiveas published this Wednesday by various media in Australia, without official confirmation at this time.
“I want to emphasize that we treat COVID the same way we treat other viruses like the flu. This is not Tokyo“said the head of the expedition of the Australian Olympic team, Anna Meares, who ensured that the rest of the team will use masks and establish social distancing protocols to prevent further infections.
The Australian delegation traveled to Paris with its own medical team to conduct diagnostic tests on COVID, which allowed the seafarers, as stressed by the head of the expedition, to react with maximum speed.
“By having our own test equipment, we can get that information very quickly and intervene in both diagnosis and treatment,” says Meares.
The infections so far do not seem to cast doubt on the participation of the Australian women’s water polo team in the Olympic tournament, where the ‘Stingers’ will make their debut next Saturday against China.
Source: La Verdad
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