Olympics and Para Organization Committee New Corona Countermeasures Identify issues

Olympics/Para Organization Committee New Corona Countermeasures Progress on identifying issues July 22 19:23

It was found that the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is working to identify the new type of coronavirus, which is the biggest issue, with more than 400 concrete proposals using some competition venues as models. ..

The Organizing Committee says that full-scale examination of the new coronavirus countermeasures for the Tokyo Games will begin from around September, but a concrete plan of countermeasures will be modeled on the indoor venue of basketball "Saitama Super Arena" as a model. Through interviews with the people involved, I found that we are working on identifying issues.

The specific plan is divided into athletes, spectators, related parties, etc., totaling over 400, and for athletes in particular, it is assumed that from the bus that leaves the athlete's village to the coverage immediately after the game and the doping test. ..

For example,
▽Mobile buses do not sit side by side with multiple teams instead of one team, ventilating windows etc.
▽In the locker room, prohibiting eating, swallowing drinks, forming circles, jumping, singing songs, etc. should be minimized.
▽In a place where media from all over the world gather for interviews immediately after the match, the distance between the interviewer and the interviewer will be 1 meter and 50 cm, and acrylic boards will be installed between the athlete and the reporter. There is also the assumption that we will step down when we remove the coverage area.

In addition, the doping test stipulates measures for staff infectious diseases, and assuming a player who has developed a symptom in the athlete's medical office, ensuring an isolation space for initial evaluation and triage.

For audiences, it is assumed that cashless payments will be accepted only at shops, loud support will be prohibited in the audience seats, and masks will be mandatory or recommended.

There are 43 competition venues in the tournament, and the Organizing Committee would like to sort out the feasibility etc. based on these proposals, start full-scale examination in the future, and would like to summarize major measures within the year ..

Expert "The minimum requirement for creating a tournament environment in the Corona era"

We talked to experts who are familiar with infectious diseases about measures against the new coronavirus at the Tokyo Games.

Hiroshige Mikamo, a professor at Aichi Medical University, who was involved in the development of guidelines for infection prevention in professional baseball and soccer J-Leagues, said, "The new coronavirus is the main route of infection, which is caused by flight and contact. As a preventive measure, it is important to improve the environment such as thorough disinfection on benches, locker rooms, toilets, etc. Also, having PCR tests performed on athletes and staff is an important factor in safely holding the Olympic Games, It will also help the athletes from overseas to protect the health of the people in the host towns that come to the camp in advance. It is also very important to improve the environment of the athlete's village, and the guidelines for professional baseball and the J League will be helpful." ..

In addition, “The Olympics and Paralympics have difficulty in welcoming a large number of athletes from abroad. Effort and environment creation are essential and are the minimum requirements."