Regarding the dedicated bus that transports the people involved in the Games at the Tokyo Olympics, some of the people involved in the overseas Games who used it by last week said that it was "very crowded" and that they were worried about infection control.
The Games Organizing Committee states, "We are trying to eliminate the number of flights during busy hours."
At the Tokyo Olympics, rules for preventing the infection of the new coronavirus that should be followed by tournament officials visiting from overseas were set, and in principle, public transportation cannot be used for 14 days after entering Japan, and to competition venues, media centers, hotels, etc. You are supposed to use a bus prepared by the Organizing Committee to move.
A staff member of an American newspaper company told NHK that when he took a bus last week, many people were standing in the car without being able to sit down.
"Bus congestion is a particular problem for people who have no public transport for 14 days after entering the country. No social distance was taken in the car. There is a risk of infection, so please take measures." Was there.
In addition, there are several examples of overseas media officials sending photos of the inside of the car, mainly in the early stages of the tournament, with comments such as "Where is the social distance?" I did.
The Organizing Committee says, "I know that there was a bus that was crowded with passengers. We are trying to eliminate the congestion by increasing the number of flights during peak hours."