Tokyo Olympics plan for testing, but no quarantines
Organizers of the Summer Games unveiled measures aimed at protecting athletes and others traveling to Japan as concerns rise that the Olympics could become a hub for new coronavirus infections.
Athletes and other attendees will not be required to be vaccinated or to quarantine on arrival, but their movements will be restricted and they will be required to test negative for the coronavirus before their departure and again upon arrival in Japan.
Organizers said no decision had been taken on allowing spectators for the Games, which have already been postponed by a year and are now scheduled to begin on July 23.
Rules are rules: The Japanese authorities will have the right to send anyone who tests positive to an isolation facility and will determine when they are released. Violations of the protocols may result in dismissal from the Games.
Context: By beginning to outline the rules for attending the Games, the organizers showed their determination to proceed even as Tokyo remains under a state of emergency and the Japanese public shows strong opposition to hosting the event.
Related: The head of Tokyo’s Olympic organizing committee caused a backlash when he said women’s speaking time at meetings should be regulated “or else we’ll never be able to finish.”
The New York Times
