In the land of the rising sun, the situation is getting worse every day due to new cases of infection. In Japan alone, there are several thousand new cases a day, and by the end of the week, the number had risen to over 10,000 new infections, the highest daily increase since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Japan has so far managed to keep the coronavirus under control, but has recently struggled with a highly contagious variant of the delta. Tokyo, in which the Olympics are in full swing, has seen record increases in infection this week for three consecutive days.
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This is starting to put pressure on the health system. In the middle of the week, 64 percent of the beds in Tokyo were occupied by patients with severe coronavirus.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said this week that there is no connection between the rising number of those infected with the fact that there is an Olympics in Tokyo.
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Prime Minister: There is no connection
“Given that we have introduced anti-coronavirus measures, such as restricting the movement of people in public and stricter border controls to prevent the virus from spreading to foreign visitors, I think there is no connection,” Kyodo News told the prime minister.
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Stadiums are without fans, foreigners must follow a number of rules.
Reporters The List of Reports monitors the situation on the spot. Japanese scientist Petr Holý, who has lived in Japan for a long time, described to them on the spot how they perceive the local current situation. According to him, the government is losing people’s trust.
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“Many Japanese are surprised on the one hand by their prime minister’s reaction, but on the other hand he adds mockingly that such whims are not really anything new under the sun. Concerns about the spread of coronavirus at the Olympics have long been publicly discussed, but constantly defending the Olympics only brings a loss of confidence and a significant drop in support to the current cabinet, ”explains Holý, who is also a publicist and university educator.
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In addition to the Japanese themselves, the covid-19, of course, does not shy away from athletes directly at the Tokyo Olympics or members of their teams. Several Czechs also had a positive test after arriving in the country.
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Wearing a veil is mandatory in all indoor areas, outside everyone wears it voluntarily. No one can afford not to wear it, even though tropical temperatures are now in Tokyo. Foreign visitors who came for the Olympics must follow a few rules. For the first 14 days, they may not use public transport, they can only travel by designated taxis or buses.
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He is not allowed to move around the city and regular saliva testing is a matter of course. Stadiums are without spectators, athletes put their own medals around their necks and must also follow a number of rules.
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One of the things that well illustrates the Tokyo Olympics is, for example, a lookout point where it is possible to take pictures in front of the large Olympic rings that are on the anchored ship. Under normal circumstances, crowds of people would walk in such a place. Now, journalists or organizers take a maximum of photos for the game symbol.
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Photographing a small group at the Olympic rings in Tokyo.
Promenade near the symbol of the Tokyo Olympics without people.
Tokyo 2021 – Special News List
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The state of emergency in Tokyo and the southern island of Okinawa will be extended until August 31. In Japan, which has a population of about 126 million, more than 900,000 cases have been reported since the beginning of coronavirus spread, according to Johns Hopkins University, and more than 15,000 people have died from coronavirus infection.
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Epidemic measures in Japan operate largely on a voluntary basis and many people are less willing to stay at home. Some bars also refuse to restrict traffic. Less than 30 percent of Japan’s population is fully vaccinated.
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