In effort to curb COVID, Tokyo Olympics collect lots of spit YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer July 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Plastic vials for testing the coronavirus infection sit on a table at the Main Press Center for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. About 30,000 people are spitting into tiny plastic vials every day at the Tokyo Olympics in a routine that’s grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games.APShow MoreShow Less 2of5A woman drops off a test for the coronavirus infection at the Main Press Center for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. About 30,000 people are spitting into tiny plastic vials every day at the Tokyo Olympics in a routine that’s grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games.Hiro Komae/APShow MoreShow Less