The practice of allowing alcohol in rooms at the Games Village will be followed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. But supply of condoms has been barred due to the Covid-19 fears to ensure safety from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Organising Committee for the Tokyo Olympics Games, according to Japan Times, has decided that condoms will not be distributed at the Games village to prevent the spread of the virus. The players will however be allowed to bring liquor to their rooms.
To mitigate the fears of AIDS and condoms are being supplied at the Games village ever since 1988 Seoul Games.
Medical experts, however, have voiced concern that allowing spectators at venues may worsen the coronavirus situation. The Tokyo Olympic organizers have released a set of rules and measures to prevent the spread of the virus, but many have questioned their effectiveness.
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ONLY JAPANESE SPECTATORS, CAP ANNOUNCED
The organising committee has made another important announcement. Only Japanese spectators will be allowed at the Games and there will be a cap of only up to 10,000 spectators per event. The liberty to allow spectators at the events was taken despite a warning from doctors, who had opined spectators’ entry at the Games’ venues poses a threat of spreading the virus.
No foreign spectators will be permitted in Japan during the Games, scheduled to start on July 23.
Guidelines released by the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers said venues could be filled up to 50% capacity, with a maximum of 10,000 spectators at each event. Plans could change if infections in Japan rise sharply, they said.
“If the situation becomes very dire, we would have to hold the Games without spectators,” Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said.
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