coronavirus pandemic

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Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike reiterated on Friday that a ban on spectators for the upcoming Olympics would be an option to consider if the coronavirus situation worsened. Returning to work after her recent hospitalization from exhaustion,…

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers decided on Wednesday against selling alcohol at venues amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also defending plans to allow thousands of spectators with 30 days left until the start of the Olympic Games.…

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Olympics organisers on Monday capped the number of spectators at 10,000 for each venue of the 2020 Tokyo Games, days after experts warned that holding the event without fans was the least risky option during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

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Japan’s top medical experts warned on Friday that holding the Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase infections, and said banning all spectators was the least risky option, setting up a possible collision with organisers. The…

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Japan will decide this month on whether to allow domestic spectators at the Tokyo Olympics, the government's chief spokesman said on Wednesday, following media reports a proposal to allow up to 10,000 people at events was under…

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The number of COVID-19 cases recorded among people involved in the Copa America rose to 52 on Tuesday, an increase of 11 from the last two days, Brazil’s Health Ministry said. Two of the new cases were players or officials embedded with…

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Japan's 2020 Olympics committee may seek further vaccine donations to make the rescheduled Games as safe as possible, Tokyo 2020's CEO said after a board meeting on Tuesday, stressing that there had been no talk of further delays. The…

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Less than two weeks after agreeing to host the 22nd edition of the African Athletics Championships in Lagos, Nigeria made a U-turn on the decision yesterday, thereby throwing the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) in doubt once again.…

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cannot happen if no athletes can make it to Japan for the event, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said at a news briefing held on Friday. She said that the decision on whether to host…

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Japan is considering requiring fans attending the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to show negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records, according to Japanese media outlet, Yomiuri newspaper, as a new poll showed public opposition to the Games…