Can the Olympics be covid-safe?

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🗓️ 21 July 2021

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The Tokyo Olympics are set to begin Friday, after dozens of people in the Olympic bubble have tested positive for the coronavirus. How soaring rent prices are becoming the new norm across the U.S. And, Anthony Bourdain and the ethics of audio deepfakes.

After a year’s delay, Tokyo 2020 will kick off this Friday despite concerns over the coronavirus: At least 67 people in the Olympic bubble have tested positive. Michelle Ye Hee Lee reports on the precautions that the International Olympic Committee is taking.

Follow The Post’s live coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Games here.

Senior economics correspondent Heather Long says that bidding wars and spiking rental prices are becoming the new norm as the pandemic recedes in the United States.

A new documentary about Anthony Bourdain features a deepfake of the celebrity chef’s voice, evoking criticism. Timothy Bella reports.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post,
0:07.0	Washington Post is Kolby.
0:09.0	Hi, Stephanie McCreement from the Washington Post.
0:15.0	I'm Good.
0:16.0	This is Post Reports.
0:18.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:20.0	It's Wednesday, July 21st.
0:24.0	Today, how athlete infections are testing
0:27.0	whether the Olympics really can be COVID-safe,
0:30.0	plus why your rent is going up and a deep-fake controversy.
0:34.0	Before anyone arrived in Tokyo,
0:41.0	we had to get tested twice.
0:45.0	Michelle Yehili is the post-Incoming Tokyo Bureau Chief.
0:48.0	She's reporting from inside the Olympics bubble in Tokyo
0:51.0	where the games are kicking off in just a few days.
0:54.0	She spoke to producer Emma Talkoff.
0:57.0	We had to get COVID tested and show a negative test
1:00.0	within 96 hours of our takeoff flight.
1:03.0	And then as soon as we landed,
1:05.0	we had to take another test at the airport
1:07.0	and then be cleared with a negative test
1:09.0	before we were able to actually leave the airport.
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