Virtue learned about her close contact a few days after arriving in Tokyo and immediately was remanded to “COVID jail,” as quarantine has been derisively referred to here. For the next five days, she remained inside her room at all times, unable to even step outside for fresh air or grab food. Instead, she had meals dropped at her door by UberEats or U.S. volleyball members.
Coaching in quarantine: How Wheaton’s Erin Virtue handled USA volleyball’s 1st Olympic match from Tokyo’s COVID jail
