China News Service, Tokyo, March 3 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee held a five-party video conference on the 3rd local time to discuss foreign audiences entering Japan to watch the game and the maximum number of audiences.
International Olympic Committee President Bach, International Paralympic Committee President Parsons, Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Hashimoto Seiko, Japanese Olympic Minister Marukawa Suyo and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike attended the meeting.
All parties agreed to make a judgment in March on whether to allow foreign spectators to enter Japan to watch the game.
The specific upper limit of the audience will be decided in April based on the situation of the new crown epidemic.
The President of the International Olympic Committee Bach said that it is necessary to hold a safe and secure conference to ensure the fairness of the competition.
The key to the success of the Tokyo Olympics is the new crown epidemic response, not only to ensure the safety of participants, but also to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens.
Japan’s Olympic Minister Marukawa Suyo said that the new crown virus often mutates, and the current situation is very serious and requires careful judgment.
Hashimoto Seiko, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, said that the Olympic torch relay will begin on March 25, and he hopes that decisions will be made on the entry of foreign spectators to watch the games before then.
The changes in the new crown epidemic at home and abroad and the extent to which Japan can open up exchanges with foreign countries are all factors that need to be considered.
As of 18:30 on the 3rd local time, Japan had newly diagnosed 1,244 new crown pneumonia that day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 435,547. The 4 metropolitan areas are still in a state of emergency for the new crown epidemic.
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