A Tale of Two Cities: Tokyo and its 'bubble'
- 3 years ago
The Tokyo Olympics is running a village for athletes and coaches where more than 80% are vaccinated against the coronavirus, testing is compulsory and movement is stringently curtailed.
None of that is true for the giant Japanese capital that surrounds the Olympic "bubble".
The athletes’ village and Olympic press centre represent a huge, strict Covid-19 control zone for the more than 50,000 competitors, coaches, staff and journalists. Meanwhile, outside the fence, host city Tokyo - despite labouring through its fourth coronavirus lockdown as infections spike to record highs - is leading something like life as pandemic-normal.
None of that is true for the giant Japanese capital that surrounds the Olympic "bubble".
The athletes’ village and Olympic press centre represent a huge, strict Covid-19 control zone for the more than 50,000 competitors, coaches, staff and journalists. Meanwhile, outside the fence, host city Tokyo - despite labouring through its fourth coronavirus lockdown as infections spike to record highs - is leading something like life as pandemic-normal.