The release of the third edition of the Tokyo Olympic Games’ Epidemic Prevention Manual mainly adds inspection details and penalties
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, June 15 (Reporter Wang Zijiang) The third edition of the Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes and Officials’ Epidemic Prevention Manual was released on the 15th. Compared with the second edition released last month, it mainly added inspection details and protection against violators of epidemic prevention regulations. Punishment measures.
The third edition of the epidemic prevention manual has a total of 70 pages, which is 11 more pages than the second edition. There are two pages about the test, and detailed regulations are made for the test for overseas athletes and officials before traveling, after arriving in Japan, during the Olympics, and when leaving Japan. In addition, according to the different locations, residences and identities of athletes and officials, different levels of testing have been established. For example, participants in Tokyo will be tested once a day. For those participants who are unlikely to have close contact with athletes, Only need to be tested every 4 days.
The content of punishment has also been greatly increased, from the previous few sentences to two pages. Regarding the penalties for those who violate the regulations, the second edition just says: “It may affect your continued participation in the Olympics. If you refuse to be tested, you may be disqualified.” The new version of the epidemic prevention manual has more detailed and strict regulations, and the penalties are divided into several categories. Types: warning, temporary or permanent cancellation of registration qualifications, disqualification of competitions, fines, etc.
However, the punishment measures did not include the “deportation” that Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chief Executive Toshiro Muto revealed at a press conference last week. The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee’s Olympic Games organizer Hidejo Nakamura said at a press conference that day that “deportation” is a Japanese government regulation, mainly for those extreme behaviors, such as serious violations that may affect the safety of the public or other people.
The addition of the third edition of the epidemic prevention manual also includes detailed deployment of the establishment of epidemic prevention agencies, such as the establishment of an infection control center, which is specifically responsible for confirming positive cases of infection or confirming personnel who have been in close contact with positive cases. The control center is directly in charge of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee. . In addition, the manual also shows that the International Olympic Committee will set up assistance agencies, and the Japanese government is responsible for docking with public medical institutions.
The third edition of the Epidemic Prevention Manual is aimed at athletes and officials participating in the Olympic and Paralympic Games from various countries and regions. The epidemic prevention measures stipulated in the manual will be implemented on July 1. The epidemic prevention manual for participants of international sports organizations and media personnel will be released separately at a later date.
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