Japanese media: Yoshihide Suga said that if the epidemic is urgent during the Olympics, he will not hesitate to empty the field

　　China News Service Client Beijing, June 21. According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated on the 21st that if a new crown emergency declaration is issued during the Olympics, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will not hesitate to empty the venue.

　　The Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23.

Previously, Japanese media reported that the Japanese government has generally finalized that 20,000 people will be allowed to enter the opening ceremony. The rest of the games will be in accordance with relevant epidemic prevention regulations, and the single audience will not exceed 10,000. The original plan is to be held in Tokyo. The live broadcast public watching event will be cancelled.

　　According to Kyodo News, experts such as Shigeru Omin, the chairman of the Japanese Government’s New Coronary Infection Response Team, submitted suggestions to the Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee on the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games on the 18th. It is an ideal way to minimize the risk of infection expansion."

　　Experts said that regardless of scale or attention, the Olympic Games far surpassed ordinary sports events. “There is a risk that people from all over the country will go out because of the Olympic Games, which will lead to the expansion of the epidemic and the risk of medical emergency.”

Data map: Tokyo National Stadium, the main stadium of the Olympic Games

　　The suggestion pointed out that if the audience is to be accepted, a stricter limit than the upper limit of the number of people for other large-scale events needs to be adopted.

Even if spectators are admitted, they should be limited to those who live in the venue and can take adequate measures to prevent the epidemic, and stop holding public spectators and other gatherings for cheering activities.

Once there are signs of an expanding epidemic and medical emergencies, countermeasures including a declaration of emergency should be taken immediately.

　　Japan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Yasumi Nishimura said on the 20th that if the spread of the epidemic during the Tokyo Olympics leads to a deterioration in the medical supply system, he will not hesitate to issue an emergency declaration, and hosting the Olympics in empty venues will be considered.

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