One year until the opening of the Olympics Tokyo has given top priority to measures against the new corona

One year until the opening of the Olympic Games Tokyo has given top priority to measures for the new corona, 17:50 on July 22.

It will be one year in 23 days until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed next summer. With the spread of the new coronavirus, Tokyo, the host city, has given top priority to measures against infectious diseases, including dispatching staff to the public health center in preparation for the Games.

The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which were postponed in the summer of next year due to the new coronavirus, will have a year until the opening of the Olympics on the 23rd, while the end of the infection cannot be predicted.

The host city of Tokyo places the highest priority on responding to the new coronavirus, saying that creating an environment in which athletes and citizens can feel secure is extremely important for the success of the event.

As for the staff of the Olympic and Paralympic preparatory bureau, which prepares for the Games, a maximum of approximately 160 people concurrently serve as the department that deals with the new coronavirus, and as of 1st of this month, 108 people have been dispatched to the departments where they concurrently serve.

Specifically, he is dispatched to public health centers in the 23 wards where the number of operations is increasing, and is involved in the establishment of hotels where people with mild or asymptomatic symptoms can be treated.

In addition, we used about 30 vehicles that were prepared for the event that was scheduled to be held this time and that transport the people involved in the event, such as when moving mild or asymptomatic people from home to hotels for medical treatment etc. I am.

In order to reduce the risk of infection of the driver, it means that the vehicle has been refurbished and used, such as by providing a partition between the driver's seat and the back seat.

In addition, there are ongoing discussions to simplify the tournament as a measure against the new coronavirus, but of the additional costs that are estimated to be several hundred billion yen due to the postponement, the burden on the city has not been decided. , Tokyo will work with the Organizing Committee to identify issues.