Spectators must present COVID-19 negative certificate to enter Tokyo Olympic venues

Mon, May 31, 2021

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SPECULATORS will be required to present a negative certificate for the COVID-19 test before being allowed to enter the 2020 Olympic Games venues, Japanese media reported on Monday.

The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun said a PCR test must be taken within one week of the competition.

A PCR certificate is not necessary should the spectator show proof of being vaccinated.

Several government officials told Yomiuri that the PCR tests will be at the spectators’ own expense.

The Tokyo Olympic organizers have not decided whether local spectators would be allowed to enter the venues.

Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Organising Committee, told reporters last Friday that the decision would not be made until the state of emergency is lifted on June 20.

The state of emergency covers Tokyo and nine other prefectures.(Xinhua/NAN)

– May 31, 2021 @ 13:21 GMT /