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Australian chef de mission Anna Meares has confirmed that a member of the water polo team is in isolation in a single room in the Olympic village. The player, who has not been named, has tested positive to COVID. Meares told reporters on Tuesday that the athlete belonged to the Stingers water polo team. She said other staff members had also displayed some other worrying health signs, but so far the water polo player was the only person to have tested positive to the virus.
Meares said she had heard of no threats against team members, but they are being advised to be careful when going outside the athletes’ village. “I have been informed, it sounds horrific. Obviously our hearts go out to the woman involved and we hope she’s being cared for and supported in the trauma she’s experienced,” Meares said. “There’s not a lot of detail and information that has come through.
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