TOKYO: Tokyo Games organisers insisted Monday that the Olympic Village is “a safe place to stay”, as fears of a coronavirus cluster emerged just days before the opening ceremony. Two South African footballers and a video analyst tested positive for the coronavirus at the Village, organisers announced Sunday. And a further 21 players and staff members of the South African squad were designated close contacts on Monday, just three days before their first match. But Games organisers played down the risk of a cluster emerging, saying there have been “no significant bumps” so far. “The IOC and Tokyo 2020 are absolutely clear that the Olympic Village is a safe place to stay,” Tokyo 2020 spokesperson Masa Takaya told reporters. “The important thing, I have to tell you, is about the response to the positive cases.” Takaya said there have been 61 positive cases connected to the pandemic-postponed Games so far. But that represents only a fraction of the thousands of tests carried out, he added. “We cannot say there will be no positive cases within the Olympic committee, given the situation that we have a massive number of people engaged within this project,” said Takaya. “But there are no significant bumps, in terms of the positivity rate, compared to the same number found in any other place.”