The Springbok Sevens team have been given the green light to continue their preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games, with all players in the squad being cleared by local health authorities on Thursday.
Sascoc said in a statement that one member of team management had been deemed a close contact, after a passenger on the squad's flight to Tokyo tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the week.
However, all other individuals in the 20-member Springbok Sevens contingent were found not to have been in close contact, including all 14 of the players.
The outcome was announced following a stringent process of review and thorough assessment of the circumstances.
"While one member of team management will therefore remain in quarantine, the rest of the Blitzboks squad has been released and will be able to continue their final build-up to the Tokyo Games," Sascoc said in the statement.
The men's rugby sevens tournament will be held between 26-28 July, and the Blitzboks will target another medal after securing bronze at the 2016 Rio Games.
They have been drawn in a qualifying group that includes the USA, Kenya and Ireland.
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