{"id":1058,"date":"2021-06-21T14:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:13:15","slug":"tokyo-2020-up-to-10000-japanese-fans-will-be-permitted-at-olympic-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/sport\/tokyo-2020-up-to-10000-japanese-fans-will-be-permitted-at-olympic-venues","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo 2020: Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Olympic venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues, despite warnings from health bosses.<br \/>\nOverseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans could attend providing crowds did not exceed 50% of a venue&#8217;s capacity.<br \/>\nFans will not be allowed to shout or speak loudly, and must wear face masks at all times while in venues.<br \/>\nThe Olympics are scheduled to begin on 23 July, while the Paralympics follow a month later, from 24 August.<br \/>\nSpectator numbers for the Paralympics will be confirmed by 16 July, said a joint statement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the government of Japan.<br \/>\nThe decision to allow spectators comes despite the release of a report last week by Japanese medical experts that said holding the Games without spectators was the &#8220;least risky&#8221; and most desirable option.<br \/>\n&#8220;There are so many cases, domestically and internationally [of] sports events with spectators,&#8221; said Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto.<br \/>\n&#8220;By exercising thorough measures and based on the government criteria, we believe we can hold the Games with spectators.<br \/>\n&#8220;The entire world is facing the same issues and we have to work together to overcome them.&#8221;<br \/>\nDelegates and sponsors will be classed as organisers, and therefore will not be included in the 10,000 spectator limit.<br \/>\nShould there be a rapid increase in Covid-19 infections and impact on Japan&#8217;s healthcare systems, the five parties will consider further restrictions.<br \/>\nThis could include further reducing spectator numbers at venues.<br \/>\nThere are fears that the Games may trigger a surge in coronavirus infections in Japan.<br \/>\nAs a result, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga last week encouraged the Japanese public to watch the Games on television, rather than attending events in person.<br \/>\nOn Sunday, a state of emergency in Tokyo was lifted, five weeks before the start of the Olympics.<br \/>\nEmergency Covid-19 restrictions had been in place in Japan&#8217;s capital and other prefectures since late April amid a surge in infections.<br \/>\nHowever, some &#8220;quasi-emergency&#8221; measures will remain in some areas, including Tokyo, until 11 July.<br \/>\nOn Saturday, a Ugandan athlete because the first to test positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Japan.<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the Covid situation in Japan?<br \/>\nBBC Reality Check<br \/>\nAs the Olympic Games approach, coronavirus case numbers have been falling.<br \/>\nOn average, about 1,400 new Covid infections are being reported every day, according to scientific online publication Our World in Data.<br \/>\nIn mid-May, that number was more than 6,000 a day across Japan.<br \/>\nIn the host city of Tokyo, experts have said the daily infection rate should be below 100 in order to hold the Games safely.<br \/>\nHowever, the city&#8217;s health authorities reported 376 new infections on 20 June. And the average for the last seven days is 388 new cases a day, which has been stable for the last 10 days. This followed a decrease in the number of infections from the end of May, broadly matching the national picture.<br \/>\nAs the country battled a surge of new infections in May, hospitals in many areas were overwhelmed. Large parts of Japan have been under a state of emergency, giving the authorities greater powers to enforce Covid restrictions.<br \/>\nA mass vaccination campaign was started in Tokyo and Osaka as infections rose. But currently only about 16% of the country has been vaccinated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues, despite warnings from health bosses. Overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans could attend providing crowds did not exceed 50% of a venue&#8217;s capacity. 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