The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that the American travel alert for Japan would not apply for the athletes participating in Tokyo Olympics.

Psaki told the press conference that the President proudly supports the athletes to visit Japan for the Olympics, following the health protocols.

"We understand the careful considerations that the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee are weighing as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics this summer," she said.

The U.S. Department of State on Monday raised its travel alert on Japan to Level 4, or "Do Not Travel," the highest on its four-tier scale, from Level 3, or "Reconsider Travel," due to the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus in the Asian nation.