44 thousand security personnel have been deployed for the safety of the players in the festival of sports starting from 23rd July.
Tokyo, (IANS)| The Tokyo Olympics will kick off over the next few days with 11,500 athletes and about 79,000 administrators, support staff and media personnel arriving in Japan. During this event being held in the midst of the Corona epidemic, a large-scale corona test campaign will be conducted to ensure the health of all those involved.
To ensure that there is no spread of the dreaded novel coronavirus during the Games, all participants will be tested daily. This means that around 80,000 Kovid-19 tests will be done daily. The organizing committee of the Olympic Games 2020 has arranged for 230 doctors and 310 nurses to monitor and conduct these tests. No participant and official will be allowed to enter the venue without the COVID-19 negative test report. The Games Organizing Committee informed on Saturday that 15,000 people have entered Japan between July 1 and July 15, of which only 15 have tested positive for COVID-19.
44,000 personnel will be deployed to provide round the clock security at the Games. Earlier, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said that only 15 people associated with the Tokyo Olympics have been found infected with Kovid-19. He reiterated that the upcoming Olympics do not pose any threat to the people of Japan, despite one positive case being reported from Athletes Village.
From July 1 to July 16, about 15,000 athletes, officials, support staff and accredited media people have arrived in Tokyo, Bach said at a news conference on Saturday. All were tested on arrival. Only 15 out of 15,000 were found positive. This is a very low rate. All the people coming positive are in Isolation. They are not a threat to the Olympic participants and the people of Japan. The Tokyo Olympics are to be held from 23 July to 8 August. After this the Paralympic Games will be held in Japan itself.
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