Cooperation with the Tokyo Olympics WHO and other joint teams IOC Executive Board March 4 at 0:32
The IOC = International Olympic Committee's Board of Directors has set up a special working team with the Games Organizing Committee and WHO = World Health Organization to address the Tokyo Olympics, which is likely to be affected by the spread of the new coronavirus. Revealed that.
The IOC held a regular meeting on March 3 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where its headquarters is located, and discussed the status of measures against the new coronavirus during the first day of the meeting.
At the conclusion of the morning's meeting, the Board issued a statement in which a special working team was set up in the middle of last month with the IOC and the Organizing Committee of the Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Government of Japan and the WHO. Revealed that
He continued, as the IOC's Board of Directors, following WHO's advice, and stressed that he was "fully involved in the success of the Tokyo Olympics."
In addition, as a result of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of suspensions and postponements at selection competitions and other events has been increasing, and the Olympic Committees and international sporting organizations in each country and region have requested cooperation and flexibility, and all athletes He urged him to continue preparing for the Tokyo Games.