Tokyo Olympics reveals partly finished pandemic playbook
The organisers have unveiled a set of rules about how athletes interact to avoid the spread of Covid-19, assuming the Games will actually take place
Tokyo — The organisers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics have unveiled a set of rules governing how athletes move about and interact to avoid the spread of the Covid-19 pathogen, assuming that the games will go ahead this year as planned.
Olympians should be tested before and after they arrive in Japan and then at least every four days, with many of their movements in the country limited to a pre-determined plan, according to the first version of the “playbook” unveiled on Wednesday. The document was prepared by the Tokyo Organising Committee, the International Olympic Committee (IOC} and the International Paralympic Committee...
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