Next year's Paralympics need to be able to guarantee zero coronavirus cases, the head of the Games told AFP, adding that they cannot go ahead if ...
Next year's Paralympics need to be able to guarantee zero coronavirus cases, the head of the Games told AFP, adding that they cannot go ahead if protection measures don't improve.TOKYO: Next year's Paralympics need to be able to guarantee zero coronavirus cases, the head of the Games told AFP, adding that they cannot go ahead if protection measures don't improve.
After a recent surge in coronavirus cases, Tokyo is skipping the sort of public events held in 2019 to mark one year before the Games' original start date. "How we can ensure that we will not have one single case? One single case in the village can really disrupt the Games."Exactly what measures will be necessary, and possible, remains to be seen.
But he acknowledged that the Games will be infinitely more complicated than other competitions, given their scale, number of events and international nature. "The standard we have to take is, it doesn't matter if you have a disability or not. You don't get the virus, full stop."
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