Tokyo-2020: Czech athlete hospitalized due to COVID-19

Czech athlete, beach volleyball player Markéta Sluková-Nausch has been hospitalized in a Tokyo hospital with severe coronavirus, Report informs, citing the Nova TV channel.

"She was brought to the hospital as she needed oxygen support," Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtěch said.

He added that Prague has not yet received official confirmation about Sluková-Nausch's hospitalization.

The athlete is the only woman out of six members of the Czech team who tested positive for COVID-19.