New Delhi: The Government on Japan on Thursday announced that Japan plans to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics. Tokyo and several other parts of Japan have been under a virus emergency since April 25.
According to the media report, only 10,000 spectators would be allowed at Games events.
Yasutoshi Nishimura – Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party leader said that “We would like to consult with medical experts about placing 10 prefectures… under quasi-emergency measures.
The virus emergency will not be lifted in Okinawa, which has requested it remains in place for several more weeks.
The looser measures are expected to set a cap of 10,000 spectators or 50 percent venue capacity at large events, whichever is smaller. Olympic organizers are likely to use that 10,000 caps for the pandemic-postponed Games that open in Tokyo on July 23, Says a media report.
With just over a month until the Games open, organizers are attempting to build confidence that the biggest international event since the pandemic began will be safe for participants and the public.
Newly updated virus rulebooks released this week warn athletes they could be expelled from the Games if they violate requirements like mask-wearing and daily testing.