Covid-19 has infected almost 64,000 people globally.
A staff member wearing protective equipment before entering a lab in China. Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images A staff member wearing protective equipment before entering a lab in China. Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images TOKYO OLYMPIC ORGANISERS have said there is “no plan B” for the 2020 Games, which are due to open in just over five months but have been jolted by the outbreak of coronavirus in neighbouring China.
There has been only one death in Japan but fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak. Coates and Tokyo organisers took questions at a news conference today, all of which were about the Covid-19 virus, or the presence of Chinese athletes in 19 remaining test events in Japan. “No, at this stage no. We are not thinking of any such possibility,” said Mori, a former prime minister.He was asked if he was 100% confident the Tokyo Olympics would go on as scheduled and open on July 24, and replied: “Yes.”
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