Tokyo2020 organizers prepared to unveil their latest 'playbook' of rules to control COVID-19 infections as Japan's government pondered whether to extend a state of emergency and senior Olympics official John Coates arrived in Tokyo
International Olympic Committee Vice President and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Coordination Commission Chairman John Coates arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan's government is considering ending the state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures as scheduled on June 20, but keeping some curbs such as on restaurant hours until the Olympics start in July, domestic media have said. Organisers' rules, known as a "playbook", already mandate wearing masks by athletes and others in most situations and frequent testing for COVID-19. Athletes and members of the media, whose movements will be restricted, will be subject to GPS monitoring for the first 14 days of their stay in Japan.About 11,000 athletes and 78,000 journalists, officials and staff are expected at the Games.
Some 80% of qualified athletes have already been vaccinated and the IOC is pushing to raise the number.
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