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10.04am BST
Reuters are carrying news at the moment of the first member of a party travelling to the Olympics in Tokyo being hospitalised with Covid.
Broadcaster TV Asahi has reported that the individual, a non-athlete in their 60s from the Nigerian delegation, tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms. They were hospitalised because of age and pre-existing conditions, the broadcaster said, without giving details.
9.44am BST
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