Regarding the treatment of spectators at the Tokyo Olympics, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita announced the results of estimates by supercomputers regarding the risk of infection at the national stadium, and even if there were 10 infected people in 10,000 spectators, all of them Revealed that the risk of infection can be reduced by wearing a mask and leaving vacant seats between the spectators.
As the infection situation of the new coronavirus worsens in Tokyo, there are opinions within the government and the ruling party that the Tokyo Olympics should be considered, including making it unattended.
Under these circumstances, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita announced at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting the results of estimating the risk of infection at the national stadium using the supercomputer "Tomitake".
According to estimates, even if there are 10 infected people, including 10,000 spectators, at the national stadium, the risk of infection can be reduced by wearing masks and providing vacant seats between the spectators.
Specifically, under conditions where the wind is blowing from behind the audience seats, the risk of infection is as close to zero as possible, and under conditions where the wind is blowing from the front, the risk of infection increases slightly, but the number of newly infected people is one. It means that the result was less than.
Minister Hagiuda said, "It has been scientifically proved that the spread of infection can be suppressed only in the national stadium," and will share the estimation results with the organizing committee of the Games for safe and secure operation of the Games. I showed my thoughts.