The Japanese public is of the that hosting competitors from around the world could result in further COVID-19 outbreaks.
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As per new rules for the Tokyo Olympics, alcohol, high-fives, and talking loudly will be banned. Organisers said that a “sense of celebration” will be limited at the Games. The Olympics was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus.
Organisers have pushed ahead with preparations for the Olympics, still called Tokyo 2020. The Japanese public has shown their stance against hosting the Games. The Japanese public is of the that hosting competitors from around the world could result in further COVID-19 outbreaks.
Media reports said that organisers were considering allowing alcohol consumption in Olympic venues. However sales have been restricted in and around Toyko. They now feel it would increase contact and mingling in bars provoked an outcry this week.
Another member of the Ugandan Olympic delegation has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan. It was the second positive case in the nine-member team. The team had arrived in Japan on Saturday for a pre-Olympic training camp.
The hashtag “cancel the Olympic Games” garnered tens of thousands of tweets, adding to wave of protests online and on the streets over the past months.
A crowd of people gathered in front of the metropolitan government headquarters on Wednesday evening to protest against the Games, with participants chanting “cancel Olympics”, “stop the torch”, “save lives”, and “protect livelihoods”.
