Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for Covid-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic torch relay.It is the first positive test connected to the relay since it began March 25 from northeastern Fukushima prefecture.Organizers say the 30-year-old policeman was assigned to control traffic on the April 17 leg in southwestern Kagawa prefecture.

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