TOKYO — Defying mounting concerns that this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games will have to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers began unveiling guidelines on Wednesday for securing the safety of athletes and others traveling to Japan for the event.
After nearly two months of relative silence amid new waves of infection in Japan and many other countries, organizers released the first of several so-called playbooks that will instruct athletes, game officials and members of the news media on the protocols they must follow at this summer’s rescheduled Games. While athletes and other attendees will not be required to be vaccinated or to quarantine on arrival in Japan, they will be subject to severe restrictions on movement and socializing.