Chilean Taekwondo player out of Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Tokyo
“Fernanda Aguirre has tested positive for COVID-19 in the tests carried out on her arrival in Japan,” Chile’s National Olympic Committee said in a statement
Chilean Taekwondo player Fernanda Aguirre was on July 21 ruled out of the Olympics after she tested positive for COVID-19 on arriving at the airport in Tokyo, her country’s olympic body said.
“Fernanda Aguirre has tested positive for COVID-19 in the tests carried out on her arrival in Japan,” Chile’s National Olympic Committee said in a statement.
Aguirre travelled to Tokyo from Uzbekistan with negative COVID-19 report but tested positive in both the antigen and PCR tests conducted at the airport here, following which she was quarantined at a designated facility.
“The athlete is asymptomatic and in good health, but unfortunately she will not be able to compete in this event because the Japanese health authorities impose a quarantine of at least 10 days,” the Chile NOC stated.
The Taekwondo event gets underway on July 24.
