Almost 80% of Tokyo Games Volunteers Concerned About COVID-19 - Survey
TOKYO (Dsipatches) - Almost 80% of volunteers for next year’s rearranged Summer Olympics are concerned about the spread of the novel coronavirus, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) survey showed.
The Games were postponed until 2021 because of the pandemic and the survey of over 13,000 volunteers found almost half were also worried about the impact the delay will have "on the level of enthusiasm”.
In response to the findings, TMG said it has been creating "infection control manuals” to ensure a safe and secure environment for volunteer activities and that further training would be provided.
Online training will continue until March when the volunteers will be notified of which role they will fill at the Games, which begin in July.
on Wednesday, Tokyo Olympics organizers wrapped up three days of tests, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials to pack less to wait less when entering venues during the Games.
During the tests at Tokyo Big Sight, a convention centre that will host media during the postponed Games next year, organizers assessed various technologies to monitor body temperatures of spectators.
As seen at other sporting events during the global pandemic, thermology cameras and non-contact infrared thermometers were used but organizers also tested the use of ‘thermometer strips’.
The strips, which were pasted onto the wrists of volunteers being used in the trial, contain heat-sensitive liquid crystals and can immediately detect if the wearer has a fever.
Another key element of the field test was checking how smoothly spectators can pass through the inspection area while other measures, such as social distancing in queues, are being enforced.
The Games were postponed until 2021 because of the pandemic and the survey of over 13,000 volunteers found almost half were also worried about the impact the delay will have "on the level of enthusiasm”.
In response to the findings, TMG said it has been creating "infection control manuals” to ensure a safe and secure environment for volunteer activities and that further training would be provided.
Online training will continue until March when the volunteers will be notified of which role they will fill at the Games, which begin in July.
on Wednesday, Tokyo Olympics organizers wrapped up three days of tests, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials to pack less to wait less when entering venues during the Games.
During the tests at Tokyo Big Sight, a convention centre that will host media during the postponed Games next year, organizers assessed various technologies to monitor body temperatures of spectators.
As seen at other sporting events during the global pandemic, thermology cameras and non-contact infrared thermometers were used but organizers also tested the use of ‘thermometer strips’.
The strips, which were pasted onto the wrists of volunteers being used in the trial, contain heat-sensitive liquid crystals and can immediately detect if the wearer has a fever.
Another key element of the field test was checking how smoothly spectators can pass through the inspection area while other measures, such as social distancing in queues, are being enforced.