He President of the Organizing Committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Tony Estanguet, removed, temporarily, the wearing of masks, despite the possible rebound of covid-19 in sensitive areas such as the Olympic Villagewhich will host up to 14,500 people, including athletes and coaching staff.
“There is no recommendation to strengthen the device. We have a health plan ready to activate it, if necessary, but the recommendation is that the ordinary health plan continues, which is based, in particular, on good hand hygiene,” said by Estanguet, five days before the start of the Games.
The person responsible for the Olympic Games. Paris made it clear, in this way, that “There is no recommendation to enforce mask wearing” for now.
The French health authorities warned of a rebound in covid-19 cases in Junea situation that improved in July with the stabilization of the circulation of the virus in the Paris region.
However, health specialists They expect an increase due to the arrival of 15 million viewerstwo million of them are foreigners.
The Olympic Villagewhere Almost 10,000 athletes and their delegations are welcomedis designated as one of the most critical areas due to intense coexistence.
In his first press conference before journalists assigned to the Games, Estanguet was asked several times about the July 26 inauguration ceremony and this security and water quality challenges of the Seine River.
The Games director clarified that The recent rain in France, which affected Paris, had no effect on the river flowtherefore The Seine is ready to host both the opening of the Games and the Olympic free water and triathlon events.
“The flow has dropped a lot in recent times, no effect on the recent rains. All indicators are green,” he said.
Estanguet recalled that the security issue at the Games was “priority number one.”
“We share responsibility with the French State, the public space belongs to them, the competition areas, to us. We have 17,000 private security agents a day, up to 20,000 on some days,” he insisted.
The president of the Paris 2024 organizing committee also emphasized the record ticket sales for the Gamesbeating Atlanta 1996, by reaching 8.8 million and remembering that there are still 20 sports with tickets available.
Source: La Verdad
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