東京五輪「リスクはゼロ」　バッハ氏、小池都知事と会談

　東京都の小池百合子知事は１５日、都庁で国際オリンピック委員会（ＩＯＣ）のバッハ会長と会談した。バッハ氏は会談冒頭、８日後に迫る東京五輪について「長い五輪の歴史の中で最も規制の多いオリンピックになる」と強調。その上で「選手村の住民あるいは日本の方たちに対するリスクはゼロと言える」と述べ、開催に向けた新型コロナウイルス対策に自信を見せた。
　バッハ氏はまた、五輪に出場する各国選手全員が日本到着時に検査を受けており、コロナ陽性者はすぐに隔離され、濃厚接触者も手順に従って管理されていると説明した。（2021/07/15-19:56）

With eight days to go until the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Thursday voiced his confidence in measures to prevent COVID-19 infections.
   At a meeting with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo metropolitan government office, Bach claimed that the coronavirus infection risk from Olympic participants to the Japanese people is "zero."
   The Tokyo Games "will be the most restricted Olympic Games ever" in the long history of the major sporting event, Bach stressed.
   The IOC chief noted that all athletes take coronavirus tests upon arrival in Japan, and that those found positive for the coronavirus are isolated immediately while people who had close contact with them are placed under relevant protocols.
   Meanwhile, Koike said, "We aim to protect the health and the lives of the residents of Tokyo, Japanese citizens and people from all corners of the world by thoroughly implementing basic infection prevention measures and putting stronger measures in place."