New Delhi: The first case of coronavirus has been reported in the Tokyo Olympic Village. The Tokyo Olympics is going to start on 23 July. The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have quarantined the corona-infected official for 14 days. Two days ago a player and five employees present in Japan were found to be corona infected. At the same time, eight employees of the hotel where the Brazilian Judo team is staying have been found infected. In Tokyo, cases of coronavirus have been increasing continuously for the last month. On July 15, 1308 cases of coronavirus were reported in Tokyo.
Let us tell you that a few days ago, due to the increasing cases of Corona, a state of emergency was imposed in Tokyo, Japan. This six-week emergency will remain in force till August 22. This is the fourth time a state of emergency has been imposed in Tokyo since the outbreak of the pandemic. Parks, museums, theaters, and most shops and restaurants have been requested to close at 8 pm during the emergency.
Olympic Village was opened four days ago
On 13 July the Olympic Village was opened. Every day there will be a corona test of the players in the sports village. Players will have to reach Japan with two test reports of Covid-19 and on reaching here they will have another investigation. It will also be necessary for them to wear masks in the village, even if they have been vaccinated. They will be constantly reminded about things like social distancing, hand washing with signs in the room. Around 11,000 athletes are expected for the Olympics and about 4,400 for the Paralympics starting on August 24. The International Olympic Committee has said that more than 80% of the people visiting the village have received both doses of the vaccine.
Players themselves will put medals around their necks
This time in the Tokyo Olympics, medals will not be given to the players by their necks. Apart from this, no one will shake hands with each other or hug anyone during the ceremony in Tokyo. The medals will be presented to the player in a tray and then the athlete will carry the medal and put it around his neck. Along with this, it will be ensured that whoever keeps the medals in the tray, will put them in the tray wearing disinfected gloves to ensure that no one touches the medals.
