Infectious disease official Shigeru Omi said holding the games without spectators would be the most effective way of reducing the risk of a fresh outbreak.
The Japanese government’s top Covid adviser on Friday said holding the Tokyo Olympics without spectators is “desirable” as it would lower the risk of a fresh outbreak in the country, a move that appears to push back against growing expectation that the government may allow domestic spectators at the summer games....
If the government decides to allow spectators, Omi and other experts have urged it to set a stricter attendance cap than the upper limit that has currently been decided for large events in Japan,In regions where Covid restrictions are fully lifted, the government’s new rules allow up to 10,000 spectators or 50% capacity—whichever is lower—to attend large events such as sports games and concerts and many expect the cap to be similar for Olympic venues.
The expert committee submitted their opinions voluntarily over concerns that the Olympics could trigger another Covid surge as the games are set to coincide with Japan’s summer holidays,, Japan’s Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa told the media on Friday that the domestic spectator limit at the Tokyo Games will be determined this month and it “will not exceed” the 10,000 people cap the government has placed on other large events.
hold a lottery for existing ticket holders—who had purchased tickets before the pandemic led to the games being postponed—for some events to determine who will be allowed to enter.
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