Despite extensive coronavirus-mitigation protocols, one element over which Olympics organizers have virtually no control is turning out to be one of the most problematic: commercial flights
Tokyo Olympics organizers laid out extensive coronavirus-mitigation protocols for national delegations heading for the Games that open Thursday [July 23], including rigorous testing and barring spectators in most Olympic venues.
One element over which organizers have virtually no control, however, is turning out to be one of the most problematic: commercial flights. Positive cases among passengers already are forcing changes to protocols to accommodate the possibility that the journey to Tokyo alone could threaten some athletes’ participation in the Games.
Tokyo organizers have now said they would let athletes who came into close contact with a person who subsequently tests positive for the virus skip the Games’ 14-day quarantine rule and allow athletes to participate in practice and matches, under certain conditions. Flights emerged as a potential hole in organizers’ Covid-prevention measures this week, as athletes on Kenya’s women’s and South Africa’s men’s rugby 7s teams were diverted after at least one passenger on each of their respective flights tested positive for Covid-19 upon landing.ruled that athletes identified as close contacts will have a nose swab PCR test every day and must be quarantined in a single room all the time, including for meals.
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