Athlete at Paralympics hospitalised with Covid

A foreign athlete participating in the Paralympic Games in Japan has been hospitalised with non-severe symptoms of Covid-19, Kyodo News said on Thursday, citing the Games' organising committee. It is the first hospitalisation of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which opened on Tuesday. Hospitals in Japan treating Covid-19 patients have usually reserved beds for people showing severe symptoms. The national government and the Tokyo Metropolitan government appealed on Monday to hospitals in the capital to accept more Covid-19 patients. Less than 10 per cent of Covid patients are hospitalised in Tokyo, and the low level of admissions has added to public frustration.