Even before the start of the Games, there was a threat to the Tokyo Olympics, Corona’s attack in the sports village
Continuing crisis clouds are looming over the Tokyo Olympics. The organizers of Tokyo 2020 have confirmed that the first case of Kovid-19 has been reported in the Olympic Games Village. A spokesman for the organizing committee said, ‘There is a person in the Olympic Games village who has been found positive. This is the first case that has come up during the screening. The player found positive has been taken to the hospital. The Maha Kumbh of the Games is to begin from July 23. 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 corona virus have been increasing continuously for the last one month. On July 15, 1308 cases of corona virus were reported in Tokyo.
A few days ago, due to the increasing cases of corona, a state of emergency was imposed in the capital of Japan in Tokyo. 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.
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 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. Also, it will be ensured that whoever keeps the medals in the tray, wears disinfected gloves and puts them in the tray to ensure that no one touches the medals.