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The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced today that a maximum of 10,000 fans will be allowed in sports facilities due to the outbreak of the Corona virus pandemic.
Japan's Kyodo News Agency quoted the commission as saying during an online meeting of representatives of five regulatory bodies, IOC President Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, that the commission will allow a public attendance of 50 percent of the facilities' capacity, with a maximum of 10,000 people, but the final decision will be made by the On July 16, it is expected that they will leave the option of holding the Games without spectators open in case the infection situation worsens before or after the start of the Olympics on August 24.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had announced earlier that the Olympics may be held without spectators if the Covid-19 situation worsens in the country, and he must declare another state of emergency.
The Olympic Games, which were postponed last year due to the Corona pandemic, are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, and the Paralympic Games from August 24 to September 5.
In the same context, the majority of Japanese expressed their concern that the spread of the Corona virus in the country would worsen if the Tokyo Olympics and the Olympics for the disabled were held this summer.
According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, according to a survey conducted in the country, more than 86 percent of people expressed concern about the outbreak of the virus during the Olympics.
40.3 percent of the Japanese respondents believed that the Summer Games should be held without spectators, while 30.8 percent demanded their cancellation.
The results of the survey also showed great concerns among the public about holding a major global event during the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, as 68 percent believed that the Japanese government's introduction of vaccines is slow.
On the fate of the Olympics and the Paralympics, if the state of emergency was declared again in Tokyo and after the start of the Games, 55.7 percent of the people expressed their support for the Olympics to continue, provided that measures are taken such as preventing spectators.
While 35.4 percent of Japanese respondents stressed the importance of canceling it.
Japanese sources indicate that a number of Japanese companies and universities will start, from today, launching vaccination campaigns for their employees and students against the Corona virus.
