World Coronavirus Dispatch: Olympics bubble holds so far with 0.02% TPR

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Olympics bubble holds up even as Tokyo sets records

The Tokyo summer Olympic Games have reported over 250 cases among athletes and related personnel, even as Tokyo is setting new infection records day after day. Experts say the bubble system created to separate the sporting event from the Japanese capital appears to be working--so far. Outside the Olympic venues, the city of Tokyo reported a record 4,058 new cases on Saturday. Yet, among athletes and stakeholders of the Olympics, the test positivity rate (TPR) has been only 0.02 per cent, with over 400,000 tests conducted so far, organisers said on Sunday.