Six months until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics Guidelines for IOC infection control Policy shown in February

As the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus continues, it will be half a year until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, and the IOC = International Olympic Committee, which is preparing to hold the event, will give concrete measures against infection to the Olympic Committees of each country and region in February. It turned out that it is a policy to show a general guideline.

It will be half a year in 23 days until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, which has been postponed for one year.

On the 22nd, the IOC held an online meeting with the Olympic Committees of each country and region to which the team was dispatched.

The meeting lasted about two hours, and after the meeting, Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee, responded to the press coverage.

According to Chairman Yamashita, Chairman Bach denied that it was "fake news" at a meeting that a major British newspaper had concluded that the Japanese government had to cancel informally, and a similar view by the Japanese government. It means that I introduced.

After that, in February, he clarified the policy to show concrete guidelines for infection control, which are being formulated together with the organizing committee of the Games.

While there were no concerns about the event itself at the conference, some African countries said that vaccination in their own country would be difficult and that they would like the IOC to help, and the IOC said about the conference, including vaccines. It means that he has indicated his intention to conduct a questionnaire to listen to his requests soon.

The IOC will also hold a meeting with the president of the International Sports Federation on the 25th of the week.

JOC Chairman Yamashita "I believe we can meet"

Yasuhiro Yamashita, Chairman of the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee, said about the Tokyo Olympics, which is about half a year before the event, "JOC, of ​​course, IOC, the government, the Organizing Committee, and Tokyo I'm wondering if it can be held. I think it's exactly the same vector. Even in Judo, which is still running the world championship of handball and is considered to be high risk, the tournament was held until a few days ago. However, we believe that the Games can be held, "he said with confidence in holding the Games even though there was no prospect of convergence.