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In the six months before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, about the spread of the new coronavirus, Toshiro Muto, Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Games, said, `` We want to work closely with the government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to work on infectious disease control. '' He emphasized the idea of taking thorough measures.
The meeting of the IPC = International Paralympic Committee and the Organizing Committee for the preparation of the Tokyo Paralympic Games has started on the 5th.
Among them, Secretary-General Muto stated, "The spread of infectious diseases caused by the new coronavirus may be damaging to the excitement of the tournament, and we are very worried. We hope that we will converge as soon as possible." Was.
He said, "I would like to work closely with the International Olympic Committee, the IPC, the government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to tackle infectious disease control," and emphasized the idea of taking thorough measures.
Also, Saburo Kawabuchi, who became the mayor of the Olympic Village, said, "I sincerely hope that we will manage to converge and have a smooth tournament. We will do our best to cover the players properly and demonstrate their strength. I want to do my best. "
"The WHO works closely with the World Health Organization and the IOC, and we are confident that the authorities, especially in Japan and China, will take sufficient action and respond," said Craig Spence, spokesman for the IPC. "