Tokyo Olympics on High Alert... COVID-19 Cases Increase by 45% in One Week

Gymnastics national representative Yang Hak-seon is arriving at Narita International Airport in Japan on the 19th to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.

With the Olympic opening ceremony just four days away, the number of COVID-19 cases is rapidly increasing in the host city, Tokyo, Japan.

On the 19th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 727 new COVID-19 cases. This is 225 cases (44.8%) more than a week ago. Over the past week, the rate of increase in cases in Tokyo has expanded by 45.4%.

Compared to the same day of the week a week ago, Tokyo has seen a continuous rise in daily new cases for 30 consecutive days from the 20th of last month to the present day.

Based on the number of new cases, Tokyo entered the "infection explosion (Level 4)" phase at the end of last month, and the speed of infection spread has continued to accelerate since then.

The Japanese government declared a state of emergency to curb the spread of COVID-19, but it has not been effective, and concerns are growing that the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to open on the 23rd, will further accelerate the spread of infections.

As the arrival of international athletes to Japan intensifies, cases of those related to the event becoming infected are also increasing.

According to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee, since the implementation of the "Playbook," a set of quarantine rules, on the 1st of this month, 58 event-related personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 as of the 19th. Among them, four are athletes.

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