19 Olympic-linked COVID cases reported on opening ceremony day

Nineteen more people, three of them staying at the Tokyo Olympic athletes' village, have tested positive for the coronavirus, the organizing committee of the games said Friday, the day of opening ceremony.The latest infections -- the highest in a 24-hour span since infections began being reported on July 1 -- include three athletes, two of them from the Czech Republic and one from the Netherlands, according to the committee. The remaining 16 people with Olympic credentials include three contractors and three members of the media.The Czech Olympic Committee said in a statement Thursday its i…READ FULL ARTICLE