Reconsider this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games

Abstract

Serious questions remain about managing the games safely

Olympic Games in COVID-19 times: lessons learned with special focus on the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

“…Ismail Dergaa , 1 Ben Saad , 2,3 Amine Souissi , 4 Sarah Musa, 1 Mariam Ali Abdulmalik, 1 Karim Chamari 5,6 The 19 pandemic has impacted the global international sports calendar, causing the first-ever postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games (OG) and Paralympic Games (PG) until 2021. 1 Several scientists and sports organisations were strongly opposed to the organisation of these OG and PG.…”

Did the Tokyo Olympic Games enhance the transmission of COVID-19? An interpretation with machine learning

“…Just before the Games, the fifth wave of COVID-19, attributable to the new Delta viral variant (B.1.617.2), started to spread. Some dispute as to the possibly-significant contribution of the Olympic Games to the epidemic spread was noted before and during the event and the editorials was published on the safety issue of the Games [ 1 ]. Some newspapers reported “Tokyo fears that Games spread COVID-19” (August 8, 2021, The Japan Times).…”

A SWOT Analysis of the Guidelines on Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Japan in the Context of COVID-19

“…Public health centers, which have played a central role in HIV/AIDS services, have been overwhelmed since the start of the pandemic, and scant discussion has addressed the maintenance of the essential health services that were provided by the public health centers and how these would be continued. As Japan has failed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic [ 35 , 36 ], the impact is expected to last for years. Therefore, outsourcing the role of public health centers in HIV testing, maximizing the effectiveness of postal services, ensuring external quality control, and engaging community centers and PLWHA need to be urgently considered while ramping up efforts for COVID-19 containment.…”