2024-07-19 15:00:09
The smoothness of the Olympic Games (July 26-August 11), then the Paralympic Games (August 28-September 8) could be disrupted by the renewal of the Covid-19 pandemic? Both events should be drawn Fifteen million visitors to the Paris region, including nearly two million foreigners, according to forecasts from the Paris tourist office.
The combination of populations can favor the spread of the virus, and especially of the variants that are currently dominant, especially JN.1, which seems to escape our immune defenses more than its predecessors.
The continuation of the Tour de France (June 29-July 21), the last major international sports competition organized on French soil before the Games – where five of the hundred and seventy-six riders have officially given up due to Covid-19 – gives an indication of what can happen during the two Olympic fortnights.
Masks are required, of course short
While the first cases of Covid-19 appeared in the cycling peloton during the Critérium du Dauphiné (June 2 to 9), the Tour organizer was slow to react. The owner of the two events, the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) has not implemented a health policy at the start of the Grande Boucle.
After the first issues revealed in the Peloton Tour, the company finally asked, on July 14, the journalists to wear a mask in areas where they can be in contact with riders and members of their teams.
In the absence of a real health strategy, each cycling team has adopted its own strategy in the face of the virus. While most don’t take any risks and want to remove runners showing symptoms from the race, not all are on this line. In Ineos Grenadiers, British Geraint Thomas, although positive, decided to continue.
During the French swimming championships (June 16 to 21), many positive cases were also identified among swimmers, which made the federation react. Journalists currently at the French team’s training camp in Vichy (Allier), from July 13 to 23, must present a negative test and masks are mandatory during interviews. The rivers, too, are masked.
The French Judo Association decided to shorten the preparatory training for the French men’s team at the Center for Resources, Science and Sport in Montpellier on July 8, after one of the participants had tested positive.
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