The indian athletes and officials travelling for the Tokyo Olympics have been asked by the Japanese government to undergo daily COVID-19 tests for a week prior to their departure and not interact with anyone from another country for three days on arrival, a stricture that has left the IOA fuming.
“The unfair and discriminatory” rules have drawn sharp criticism from the Indian Olympic Association . Indian’s COVID-19 situation has improved considerably after a catastrophic second wave with daily cases declining from more than 3 lakh a few weeks back to just 60,000 right now.
“Before you travel : you must be tested everyday, for seven days, prior to your departure to japan,” the advisory stated for the Group 1 countries.
“Physical distancing : for seven days prior to your departure to Japan, you must keep your physical interaction with all others, including from another team,delegation or country , to an absolute minimum,” it added.
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