In order to discuss measures for the new corona of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, an expert meeting set up by the Organizing Committee was held to secure a waiting space when infected people came out from members who actually visited the Olympic Village, and congestion in the cafeteria. It was pointed out that countermeasures are an issue.
The second meeting of the expert meeting set up by the Organizing Committee to consider how to operate corona countermeasures at the Tokyo Games was held on the 28th, and three members visited the Olympic Village in Harumi, Tokyo prior to that.
At the meeting held after that, the issues of infection control in the Olympic Village were discussed, and members said that sufficient waiting space should be secured in case an infected person appears, at the general clinic in the Olympic Village. It was pointed out that there were issues such as measures to reduce waiting time and measures to avoid congestion in the cafeteria.
In addition, at the meeting on the 28th, issues to curb the flow of people, such as public viewing and holding an event called "live site", were discussed.
At a press conference after the conference, Tomoya Saito, a member of the expert conference and director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Crisis Management Research Center, said, "By creating a place to support such as a live site, the flow of people will increase and infection will occur. However, there is room to reduce the risk by setting restrictions on the number of people and eating and drinking rules. On the other hand, if such a place is eliminated, people may gather at homes and sports bars and the risk of infection may increase. There is. "