BERLIN: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics can have tight COVID-19 countermeasures in place to make sure the protection of all individuals, the Worldwide Olympic Committee stated on Friday (Sep 17).
Simply over a month after the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Video games, IOC President Thomas Bach stated in an open letter that subsequent yr’s Winter Video games would additionally require strict measures amid the continuing pandemic.
“Whereas the pandemic is way from over, I wish to reassure you that along with our Chinese language companions and associates, we’re sparing no effort to make these Olympic Winter Video games protected and safe for everybody,” Bach stated.
The Beijing Winter Olympics will probably be held from Feb four to Feb 20.
“As we did in Tokyo, we’re putting in rigorous COVID-19 countermeasures to make sure the well being and security of all Olympic individuals in Beijing,” the IOC president stated, urging groups to get vaccinated and providing assist on this course of.
The overwhelming majority of athletes and individuals on the Tokyo Olympics had been vaccinated.
Athletes had been confined to the venues and the athletes’ village whereas different stakeholders had been additionally monitored of their actions, as polls had confirmed the vast majority of Japanese wished the Video games postponed or cancelled for concern of changing into a super-spreader occasion.
The Tokyo Video games had been delayed by a yr and had been ultimately held in a state of emergency and with out spectators or worldwide guests as Japan struggled with rising instances.
“The wonderful cooperation that we’re having fun with with our Chinese language companions and associates, in addition to the related Chinese language well being authorities, offers us all nice confidence that we are going to once more have protected and safe Olympic Video games,” Bach stated.
Beijing will turn out to be the primary metropolis to host each Winter and Summer time Olympics, after staging the 2008 Summer time version.
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