Sky News published this video item, entitled “Tokyo Olympics: Eight Team GB members enter isolation” – below is their description.
Eight members of Team GB have been forced into isolation after coming into contact with a COVID case on their flight.
The six athletes and two members of staff tested negative before departure and upon arrival in Japan, but have since been identified as a close contact of an infected person who shared their journey on Thursday.
That person is not a member of Team GB, the British Olympic Association said.
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