Tokyo Olympics 2020: Recycled cardboard beds, 'fever clinic' and plexiglass shields in gym, a look inside the Athletes Village

[caption id=“attachment_9736481” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  A recyclable cardboard bed and mattress are seen inside a room for athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The village consists of 21 residential towers varying from 14 to 18 floors with a total of 3,600 rooms. They’re equipped with 18,000 beds, all with spartan furnishings. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9736471” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  A Fever Clinic isolation room at Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village. About 20,000 tests are expected to be carried out each day. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9736491” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  A room of ‘Fever Clinic’ is seen at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village. a prefabricated complex of isolation rooms inside the sprawling village on Tokyo Bay. This is where PCR tests will be given to athletes or staff suspected of carrying COVID-19. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9736501” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  The two-floored dining area will have plastic panels to separate diners. Previous Olympics have used largely self-service, but food in Tokyo will be handled only by cooks and servers. Officials say diners can choose from about 700 options. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9736511” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  The main dining hall at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village. There will also be a special “casual dining area” that will serve famous Japanese dishes from okonomiyaki (a savory pancake) to rice balls to teppanyaki (dishes cooked on an iron grill). AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9736521” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Plexiglass shields between gym equipment will be in place as part of the coronavirus measures. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9736531” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Autonomous electric vehicles which will be used around the main facilities. AP Photo[/caption]