Fully-vaccinated US gymnast Kara Eaker, 18, tests POSITIVE for COVID-19 while training for the Olympics in Tokyo, days before opening ceremony – as rising number of cases sparks fresh fears over safety of the Games

July 19, 2021 in News by RBN Staff

 

 

My take.  The EXPERTS/AUTHORITY on Covid continue to speak a lie.   Cases…. ?    Rising number of cases of Covid 19.  ???   A case is NOT a case without SYMPTOMS of the infection.  A case is NOT a case until treatment is needed, OR that person has been hospitalized, because they can not maintain normal functions.  Everyone is all caught up in cases.   Cases are rising.  Are they really, OR are these cases FALSE positives, because they continue to use a faulty PCR testing system based on a High Cycle of testing ??? Testing at a high cycle would give nearly everyone a POSITIVE result.  We haven’t forgotten that fact.  PCR tests are NOT reliable at high cycles, and they knew that when they were running around testing HEALTHY people in the beginning. They needed positive cases, and the numbers rising to begin their shutdowns.  They convinced the masses of the uneducated on medical matters that a positive test was essentially… a death sentence.  All available early treatments for Covid were removed, and the groundwork was laid out for Operation “Warp Speed”; the cure.  The GREATEST HOAX ever carried out on the people, on a GLOBAL scale.  The real men of science and medicine were blocked by the MSM for revealing the hoax.  Those who CONTROL the Media, CONTROL the minds of the people.
To be a TRUE case, there first must be SYMPTOMS.  There is NO such thing as an ASYMPTOMATIC spreader.  If you are showing signs of an illness, then you are infectious.  These fraudsters are rewriting microbiology guidelines.  My professor at I.U. would agree.  They are making up” NEW Normal” Science to keep the fear ongoing, so as to continue lockdowns, masks, and to continue to push their pseudo EXPERIMENTAL vaccine.  Wake up people….. You are being scammed…. BIG Time.
– Steve Elkins
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Fully-vaccinated US gymnast Kara Eaker, 18, tests POSITIVE for COVID-19 while training for the Olympics in Tokyo, days before opening ceremony – as rising number of cases sparks fresh fears over safety of the Games

  • Team USA women’s gymnastics alternate Kara Eaker – who is fully vaccinated – has been named as the athlete who tested positive for COVID-19 
  • Japanese officials announced on Monday that a member of the ten-woman squad had received a positive test result, but did not name the athlete 
  • The 18-year-old’s coach, Al Fong, confirmed that Kara was the gymnast in question; she is currently quarantining in a hotel   
  • According to Kara’s coach, she will go through 8-14 days of isolation, which is understood to have begun on Sunday 
  • She is not understood to have come into close contact with the six gymnasts on the main squad, including defending champion Simone Biles  
  • USA Gymnastics said last week its alternate athletes – Kara, Kayla DiCello, Emma Malabuyo, and Leanne Wong – were training separately from the main squad 
  • Simone and teammates Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Mykayla Skinner, Jade Carey, and Grace McCallum, were all posting images from the Olympic Village today
  • The team arrived in Japan on July 15 ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony
  • Japanese officials say the team stayed in their rooms and practiced in venues
  • At least 16 people associated with the 2021 Olympics have tested positive
  • Find out the latest Tokyo Olympic news including schedule, medal table and results right here

A fully-vaccinated alternate on the US women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 while training for the Olympics in Japan, amid increasing concern over the safety of the Games.

18-year-old Kara Eaker, from Kansas City, is understood to have tested positive on Sunday, having traveled to Tokyo with three other alternates and the six main athletes who are expected to compete in the Games, including defending champion Simone Biles.

The news of her positive test was initially reported by Japanese officials on Monday morning, however they refused to name the athlete. She has since been identified by her coach, Al Fong, while USA Gymnastics confirmed that one of its alternate athletes had been infected and was quarantining in a local hotel.

According to WHO-TV reporter Justin Surrency, who spoke with Kara’s coach, the teenager will go through 8-14 days of isolation, which began on Sunday.

Kara’s father revealed to local Kansas City news outlet KSHB 41 that his daughter does not have any symptoms and that she is ‘doing fine’; on June 27, shortly after she was selected as a traveling alternate for the US gymnastics team, Kara told the same publication that she was already fully-vaccinated.

The gymnast is the latest in a growing line of Olympic athletes who have tested positive for COVID-19, with the increase in cases adding fresh fuel to the backlash over organizers’ decision to push ahead with the Games, despite Japan going through a fifth wave of infections.

On Sunday, it was announced that six British Olympic athletes and two team staff are also self-isolating in Tokyo after being identified as close contacts of a passenger who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus on their plane to Japan.

Team USA women's gymnast Kara Eaker, 18, has tested positive for COVID-19 while training for the Olympics in Tokyo, her coach revealed on Monday

Team USA women’s gymnast Kara Eaker, 18, has tested positive for COVID-19 while training for the Olympics in Tokyo, her coach revealed on Monday

Japanese officials announced on Monday that a member of the US women's gymnastics team (pictured) had tested positive but did not initially reveal her identity

Japanese officials announced on Monday that a member of the US women’s gymnastics team (pictured) had tested positive but did not initially reveal her identity

Simone Biles and the five other athletes who are expected to compete (pictured) are not understood to have been in close contact with Kara, whose identity was shared by her coach

Simone Biles and the five other athletes who are expected to compete (pictured) are not understood to have been in close contact with Kara, whose identity was shared by her coach

Kara (pictured second from left) is one of four alternates who traveled to Tokyo with the six main members of the gymnastics team, including defending champion Simone, 24

Kara (pictured second from left) is one of four alternates who traveled to Tokyo with the six main members of the gymnastics team, including defending champion Simone, 24


Olympic organizers revealed the news shortly after the South African football team announced that two of its players had tested positive.

They were named as Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi.

Video Analyst Mario Masha from the South African squad also tested positive upon his arrival in Tokyo as the team prepares to face hosts Japan on Thursday.

Mahlatsi and Monyane were the first athletes in the Olympic Village to be reported positive.

The first infection – a coach traveling with Uganda’s squad – was reported on June 20 when the team arrived at Narita airport, and since then, there have been more than a dozen cases among athletes and staff.

Kara – who is the 16th person to have tested positive since arriving in Japan – is understood to have been staying in Narita, which is 35 miles away from Tokyo, where the US gymnastics team was training before heading to the Olympic Village ahead of the start of their events on Sunday, July 25.

Simone, 24, and the other five women chosen to compete for Team USA at the Olympics – Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Mykayla Skinner, Jade Carey, and Grace McCallum – are not understood to have come into contact with Kara, who has been training separately from the main squad alongside the other three alternates.

Four alternates were chosen to travel with Team USA’s six-woman gymnastics squad; as well as Kara, Kayla DiCello, 17, Emma Malabuyo, 18, and Leanne Wong, 17, are all currently present in Narita, which is where the team has been training.

Leanne’s parents confirmed to KSHB 41 that their daughter, who is also from Kansas City, has tested negative, however she is currently isolating, having come into ‘close contact’ with Kara.

On Monday morning, Leanne shared a message of support for her teammate, writing on her Instagram Story: ‘Prayers for a speedy recovery for one of our teammates.’

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued a statement after news of Kara’s positive test was shared, saying: ‘In alignment with local rules and protocols, the athlete has been transferred to a hotel to quarantine. Out of respect for the individual’s privacy, we cannot provide more information at this time.’

Last week, USA Gymnastics revealed that the four replacement athletes for the women’s team would be separated from the six gymnasts who are expected to compete in Tokyo – suggesting that Simone, 24, and her teammates may not have come into close contact with the person who has tested positive.

The team’s four alternates were also rooming together.

Over the weekend, the women’s gymnastics team dealt with what USA Gymnastics called a ‘false positive’ for an unidentified athlete but the ensuing test results for the athlete were negative, according to the organization.

Kara's teammate and fellow alternate Leanne Wong is also isolating, having come into 'close contact' with her. Leanne's parents have confirmed that she has tested negative

Kara’s teammate and fellow alternate Leanne Wong is also isolating, having come into ‘close contact’ with her. Leanne’s parents have confirmed that she has tested negative

All four alternates, including Kayla DiCello (pictured) and Emma Malabuyo, have been training separately from Simone Biles and her five teammates, USAG revealed last week

All four alternates, including Kayla DiCello and Emma Malabuyo (pictured), have been training separately from Simone Biles and her five teammates, USAG revealed last week

All four alternates, including Kayla DiCello (left) and Emma Malabuyo (right), have been training separately from Simone Biles and her five teammates, USAG revealed last week


Biles, the defending world and Olympic champion, and the rest of the regular team have all been vaccinated, however it is unknown whether all four alternates have received their shots. Athletes were not required to have received the COVID vaccination in order to travel to Tokyo for the Olympics.

The women’s gymnastics team arrived in Japan on July 15 ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony in Tokyo.

The athletes stayed in their rooms and practiced in venues but did not spend time in the city of Narita, NBC News reports.

On Monday, Simone and her teammates, Grace, Jordan, Suni, and Mykayla, were all posting images and videos from the Olympic Village on their Instagram accounts, in which the six athletes are seen seen wearing face masks and matching Team USA T-shirts while walking around the site.

None of the four alternates have posted any social media content from the Olympic Village.

Over the weekend, a visitor involved in organizing the games tested positive at the athletes’ village in Tokyo, becoming the 15th person connected to the games to have tested positive for COVID-19 since July 1.

He was taken to a separate hotel to isolate for 14 days.

The increasing number of infections among Olympic visitors to Tokyo comes amid furious backlash over the decision to push ahead with the Games, which were delayed by a year as a result of the Pandemic.

Former Olympian and 2021 Games organizer Seiko Hashimoto addressed the outrage in a statement, insisting that they have a ‘responsibility’ to ‘complete the mission’ of hosting the global sporting event, despite rising case numbers and fears over participants’ and locals’ safety.

‘We promised the world we would deliver the Games,’ she said.

Simone and her teammate Jordan were seen posing in front of the Olympic rings on Monday, as the news about the positive test result was revealed

Simone and her teammate Jordan were seen posing in front of the Olympic rings on Monday, as the news about the positive test result was revealed

Jordan was also seen posing alongside Grace, Mykayla, and Suni, in the same spot, while flashing their Olympic credentials

Jordan was also seen posing alongside Grace, Mykayla, and Suni, in the same spot, while flashing their Olympic credentials

The six gymnasts who make up the competing team all appear to have been given the all-clear and were seen out and about on Monday morning as news of Kara's infection broke

The six gymnasts who make up the competing team all appear to have been given the all-clear and were seen out and about on Monday morning as news of Kara's infection broke

The six gymnasts who make up the competing team all appear to have been given the all-clear and were seen out and about on Monday morning as news of Kara’s infection broke

Defending champion Simone was seen scribbling her name on a wall of athletes' autographs

Defending champion Simone was seen scribbling her name on a wall of athletes’ autographs


‘We have a global challenge, we cannot postpone solving the issues – we have the responsibility to contribute to the solution. We have to complete our mission.’

Olympic organizers have faced furious backlash from locals in Japan – which is currently suffering a fifth wave of increased COVID infections, prompting a state of emergency to be declared in the capital.

That state of emergency is due to remain in place throughout the Olympic Games.

This means that the majority of athletes at the Olympics will perform in front of empty stadiums, with no crowds present – after large gatherings were banned in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus.

In the days since athletes and their coaches began arriving at the Olympic Village, there have been multiple infections reported, with the US gymnastics team becoming the latest in a growing line of squads to suffer a positive test result.

On Sunday, 17-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff confirmed on social media that she would not be able to represent Team USA in the Tokyo Games, saying: ‘I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

‘It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future.

‘I want to wish TEAM USA best of luck and a safe games for every Olympian and the entire Olympic family.’

When it is at peak capacity, the Olympic Village – which is a complex of apartments and dining areas in Tokyo – will house 6,700 athletes and officials.

Guards block a road leading into the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village on July 19 after two South African football players tested positive for COVID-19 inside

Guards block a road leading into the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village on July 19 after two South African football players tested positive for COVID-19 inside

COVID cases in Toyko are on the rise with 1,300 cases recorded on July 15

COVID cases in Toyko are on the rise with 1,300 cases recorded on July 15

Current COVID cases are the highest figures in the Japanese capital within the last six months

Current COVID cases are the highest figures in the Japanese capital within the last six months

COVID cases in Toyko are on the rise with 1,300 cases recorded on July 15 – the highest figures in the Japanese capital within the last six months.

It is not known what COVID variant the athletes have, but the rise in Japan’s case figures has been attributed to the spread of the highly-infectious Delta variant, which first originated in India.

On Saturday, Games chief Seiko Hashimoto admitted athletes are ‘probably very worried’ about coming to Japan, pledging full transparency over COVID cases.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach also appealed for Japanese fans to show support, saying he was ‘very well aware of the scepticism’ surrounding the Games.

There is widespread concern that despite increased precautions, not enough can be done to stop the estimated 85,000 athletes, officials, journalists and other workers coming into Japan from introducing fast-spreading coronavirus variants.

Japan currently has a largely unvaccinated population already that is struggling with mounting cases.

‘It’s all based on the honor system, and it’s causing concern that media people and other participants may go out of their hotels to eat in Ginza,’ Takeshi Saiki, an opposition lawmaker, said of what he called Japan’s lax border controls.

So far, the majority of Olympic athletes and other participants have been exempted from typical quarantine requirements.

Athletes are arriving in Japan to find a restrictive environment, with daily testing, social distancing and no movement possible outside the Olympic ‘bubble’.

They are under orders to leave Japan 48 hours after their event.

The Japanese press is filled with reports of Olympic-related people testing positive for the coronavirus.

‘There are big holes in the bubbles,’ said Ayaka Shiomura, another opposition lawmaker, speaking of the so-called ‘bubbles’ that are supposed to separate the Olympics’ participants from the rest of the country.

In another example of the difficulties, Australia’s entire athletics team was quarantined before departure after a member of their entourage returned an inconclusive test. The official later tested negative.

Currently, Australia’s most populous city, Sydney, and all of Victoria state – totaling nearly half the 25 million national population – are under stay-home orders after a flare-up of the highly infectious Delta virus strain began last month.

OUTBREAKS AT THE OLYMPICS

JUNE 20 – A coach with Uganda’s squad tests positive on arrival at Narita airport and is quarantined at a government-designated facility. The rest of the team heads by bus for their host city, Izumisano near Osaka in western Japan.

JUNE 23 – A Ugandan athlete tests positive, Izumisano officials said.

JULY 4 – A member of Serbia’s Olympic rowing team tests positive on arrival. The other four team members are isolated as close contacts.

JULY 9 – One Lithuanian and one Israeli athlete test positive, according to reports. Later reports say the Lithuanian’s results were unclear and subsequently tested negative.

JULY 14 – A masseur for the Russian women’s rugby sevens team tests positive, forcing the team into isolation for two days, the RIA news agency reports. Officials in Munakata, southwestern Japan, confirmed one staff member was hospitalised and said none of the team members could be considered close contacts.

– The refugee Olympic team delayed its arrival in Japan following a positive case with a team official in Doha. The infected official is in quarantine without symptoms and 26 of the 29 refugees will remain in their Doha training camp.

– Seven staff at a hotel in Hamamatsu, central Japan, where dozens of Brazilian athletes are staying, have tested positive, a city official said.

– Twenty-one members of the South African rugby team are in isolation after they are believed to have been in close contact with a case on their flight.

JULY 15 – Eight athletes from the Kenya women’s rugby team were classified as close contacts after a positive coronavirus case was found on their flight to Tokyo, said an official with the southwestern city of Kurume, where they were set to hold a training camp.

– U.S. basketball star Bradley Bealâs Olympic dream was cut short when USA Basketball announced the Washington Wizards star will miss the Tokyo Games after he entered coronavirus protocols at the training camp in Las Vegas.

– An Olympic athlete under a 14-day quarantine period tested positive for the virus, but had not yet moved to the Olympic Village, the organising committee’s website reported, without giving further details. They said one member of the Games personnel and four Tokyo 2020 contractors had also tested positive.

JULY 16 – Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee said.

– A member of the Nigerian Olympics delegation who tested positive for the coronavirus at Narita airport on Thursday has been admitted to a hospital, media said. The person, in their 60s, had only light symptoms but was hospitalised because of their advanced age and pre-existing conditions, TV Asahi said, adding it was the first COVID-19 hospitalisation of an Olympics-related visitor. No further details were available.

– An Olympic-related non-resident under a 14-day quarantine period tested positive for the virus, the organisers’ website said, without giving further details. Three Tokyo 2020 contractors, all of whom are residents of Japan, also tested positive, organisers said.

JULY 17 – 15 people tested positive for the virus, the organisers said, including the first case at the athletes’ village, who is a visitor from abroad and is involved in organising the Games. The rest are two members of the media, seven contractors and five members of the Games personnel.

Athlete claims Tokyo Olympics competitors are being made to sleep on ‘anti-sex’ cardboard beds – but officials insist they ARE sturdy enough to withstand strong physical activity

  • Tokyo Olympic athletes will sleep on ‘sustainable’ cardboard beds during games 
  • American runner Paul Chelimo joked they can only support the weight of one person to prevent athletes from having sex on them
  • But organizers hit back, insisting frames are sturdy enough for physical activity 
  • They posted a video of Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan jumping on his while shouting ‘fake news!’ as proof 

An American runner joked that athletes are being forced to sleep on cardboard beds to stop them from having sex – but organizers have hit back, insisting the frames are ‘sturdy’ enough to withstand physical activity.

Paul Chelimo, a distance runner, poked fun at the ‘sustainable’ carboard beds on Twitter at the weekend – saying the beds can only support a single person ‘to avoid situations beyond sports’.

But the official Olympics Twitter account soon responded, saying the beds are ‘sturdy’ while posting a video of Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan jumping on his.

‘Fake news!’ 21-year-old McClenaghan shouts as he repeatedly jumps up and down on the cardboard frame at the athlete’s village in Tokyo.

American distance runner Paul Chelimo joked that athletes' beds at the Tokyo Olympics were made of cardboard to stop people having sex in them once the competition is over

American distance runner Paul Chelimo joked that athletes’ beds at the Tokyo Olympics were made of cardboard to stop people having sex in them once the competition is over


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