Olympic Corona Anxiety caused the organization committee to prepare a bus company to change accommodation

At the Tokyo Olympics, drivers from bus companies nationwide gather to transport athletes and related parties, and many stay at facilities prepared by the Games Organizing Committee, but there are voices that they are worried about the facility's measures against the new corona virus. I found out that there is a bus company that changed the accommodation.

A total of more than 60,000 drivers from about 600 bus companies nationwide are expected to be involved in this tournament in order to transport athletes and related parties to stadiums, etc., and the Organizing Committee to secure drivers is expected to be involved in Tokyo. Many drivers are staying at the facility by arranging training facilities in and around the area.

Of these, it was found that a bus company in West Japan, which dispatches more than 10 drivers, changed the accommodation to another business hotel that it had prepared.

According to the company, there are voices of anxiety about infection control, such as the fact that many of the facilities in Tokyo that were initially prepared have no washrooms, toilets, or bathrooms, and that they have to be shared, and that dense situations are likely to occur. It means that it came from the driver one after another.

According to the company, the travel agency commissioned by the Organizing Committee was asked to improve infection control and change to a room equipped with a toilet and bath, but it was said that it would be difficult for everyone to respond. ..

The company will cover the approximately 1 million yen required to make the driver stay at another business hotel, and will continue to handle the Olympic transportation business.

The chairman of this bus company said, "Strict infection control is required to carry overseas personnel, but I had to feel uneasy about the facility. I am grateful that I have a job even in Corona, but the driver's infection control is the first. I was able to secure another accommodation, but the burden was heavy. "

The Organizing Committee said, "We selected the facility from the viewpoint of ease of getting to and from the bus transportation base and accepting a large number of people. Please explain to the bus company that it is not a hotel and use it after understanding. During the period, we will carry out appropriate operations such as daily cleaning of shared facilities so that you can spend your time comfortably. "

Anxiety from a driver of another company

Regarding the facilities in Tokyo where the driver of the bus company in western Japan was staying, the driver of the bus of another company also expressed anxiety about infection control.

Of these, a male driver dispatched from the Kansai region told NHK on the 19th of this month that "the shower room, toilet, washroom, refrigerator, etc. are all shared and many people are lined up when the time overlaps. I feel that it will be. "

On top of that, "While some bus users do not wear masks and there is a risk of infection during transportation, the risk of infection is high if the facilities are shared by facilities where many drivers stay." He was talking about anxiety.

He said, "As long as I'm doing the Olympics, I'll do my best to drive safely and securely so that I think it's good for the people in the world. However, I want my worried family members to feel relieved because they have good infection control measures." However, the actual response is insufficient. "

In addition, another male driver dispatched from the Kanto region told NHK on the 18th of this month, "In the large communal bath in the facility, about 10 drivers may be used and it may be crowded. I think it would be a good idea to stay in such a place while you are there. It may affect safe driving due to anxiety about infection. I would like you to prepare a separate facility such as a business hotel equipped with a toilet and a bathroom in a private room. " I did.

"I feel that this response is terrible even though I am cooperating with the tournament. If the dormitory is in such a situation, I may be infected and it is a complicated feeling that it will bother my family." I did.