Decided not to receive foreign audiences for a safe competition
Blocked entry to the spread of the COVID-19 mutant virus
The Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee and others have decided on a policy to hold the Tokyo Olympics without the general foreign audience, Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on the 9th. As the global spread of Corona 19 continues, it is said that it is necessary to limit it to the domestic audience in order to safely hold the event.
It is expected to formally decide on a policy not to accept foreign spectators until March 25, when the torch relay begins.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is demanding that each country’s Olympic Committee and sponsor officials be allowed to watch, and the adjustment is continuing.
Initially, the Japanese government was planning to accommodate 1 million overseas spectators at the Tokyo Olympics, and use it as a foothold to recover foreigners visiting Japan, who had fallen due to Corona 19.
On the 3rd, the organizing committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese government, the IOC, and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held a meeting and decided whether to accept overseas spectators within the first month, considering the impact on related industries such as hotels, and the audience entering the stadium in April It was agreed to make a judgment on the number.
However, the global spread of the mutant Corona 19 virus, which is known to have a higher infectivity than the existing virus, has not been braked, and vaccination is limited in some countries, so there is growing concern that Corona 19 will spread if foreign spectators are allowed.
The newspaper reported that if the infection spreads during the Tokyo Olympics, the burden on the medical service system, such as securing beds, is also high, and the organizing committee and the IOC have agreed to avoid receiving foreign audiences, the newspaper said.
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