In comments which mirror those made by the Chinese Foreign Ministry in relation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Asian Games organisers said the measures in place at Tokyo 2020 will influence those at Hangzhou 2022.

"We learned a lot from Tokyo 2020, especially on how the Olympic bubble worked," said a spokesman from the Organising Committee, which sent four delegates to this summer's Olympics in Japan.

"We will set up emergency facilities for rapid response to any outbreak and provide updates in a timely manner of the situation here."

Measures in place in the Japanese capital included strict rules on when visitors could leave the Athletes' Village, requirements on wearing masks and limited social mixing.

Japan saw a spike in COVID-19 infections around the Games, peaking at over 26,000 at the end of August, although organisers of insisted this was not connected to the Olympics and Paralympics.

An initial outline of protocols that will be in place at Hangzhou 2022 is set to be released in the coming months.

"We will be listening to the experts and we will release a Hangzhou 2022 COVID-19 Prevention and Control Manual (Version 1.0) at the end of the year," the Organising Committee said.

The 15 test events for the Asian Games will be limited to local athletes, but organisers plan to use the results of these competitions to help determine suitable measures that will mitigate the spread of the virus.

Hangzhou 2022 also vowed to continuously monitor the development of the pandemic in the build-up to the Games and follow guidance from the Olympic Council of Asia.

However, it claimed the local situation in the Zhejiang province is looking promising, with 98.8 per cent of the population aged over 12 fully vaccinated as of October 7.

"The situation in China is currently stable with the epidemic well under control," Hangzhou 2022 said.

"As of October 7, no new local cases had been confirmed in Zhejiang Province for 477 consecutive days with only one overseas associated asymptomatic case being confirmed at provincial level."

China has implemented a zero-COVID strategy during the pandemic, including the imposition of severe border controls.

It has reported a little over 125,000 cases and 5,695 deaths since the pandemic began, in China itself.

The country is due to stage the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in its capital Beijing and the neighbouring Hebei province next February and March respectively, and this month welcomed international athletes to test events for the first time.

Prior to this, several high-profile sporting events in China this year had been cancelled, including World Championships in rowing and taekwondo.

Beijing 2022 is set to welcome domestic spectators at events, but those from overseas will be barred.

It also plans to operate a "closed-loop management system" in which personnel can only move between specified venues using dedicated transport and will be subject to daily coronavirus testing.

It is expected that participants will have to be fully vaccinated or face the prospect of a 21-day quarantine upon arrival to enter the closed-loop management system.

Playbooks with further details on COVID-19 rules for Beijing 2022 are expected to be released later this month, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has suggested "vigorous" measures will be in place.

The 19^th edition of the Asian Games is scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25 next year.