Organizing the Olympics in Japan among the COVID pandemic “is not normal” Coronavirus pandemic News

He calls Japan’s chief medical adviser when the organizers delay the start of the Games with less than two months to go.

Organizing the Olympics in the current state of coronavirus infections in Japan “was not normal,” a senior Japanese medical adviser said in one of the strongest warnings so far about the dangers of the turbulent Games.

Doctors said the Olympics, which begin on July 23 after the end of last year’s delay, will tighten a health system that is already seeing a record number of serious conditions.

Japan has reported more than 750,000 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, including 13,170 deaths since June 2.

Only 2.7% of the Japanese population has been completely vaccinated current phase It is not intended for adults to finish before the start of the Games.

The pace of new infections, however, has slowed.

Addressing a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, medical adviser Shigeru Omi said organizers should explain to people why they are moving forward in the midst of a pandemic.

“It’s not normal to do the Olympics in a situation like this,” Omi said.

“If we are going to hold the Games in these situations … then I think it is the responsibility of the Olympic organizers to reduce the size of the event and strengthen the coronavirus control measures as much as possible,” Omi added.

Polls show most people in Japan are against organizing the Games, worried about tens of thousands of athletes, officials and the media coming down to the country last week state of emergency It lasted until June 20 in Tokyo and other places.

About 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers who signed up to help with the Olympics and Paralympics have left, the NHK announcer said Wednesday, citing organizers.

The harsh comments of the vulnerable men are in conflict with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and organizers who have made sure the Games around the world can be made “safe and secure”.

A senior official of the International Olympic Committee in charge of organizing the Games angered the Japanese public in May, claiming that the Olympics would be held in COVID-19 in Tokyo despite the Olympic Games being in a state of emergency.