Berlin, March 21, (dpa/GNA) – Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday that staging the Tokyo Olympics in summer is to be « proof of victory against the coronavirus. »
Suga said the day after Japan announced that no fans from abroad would be allowed to attend the Games the main aim will be to prevent another wave of infections.
A state of emergency for Tokyo and some surrounding areas was to end at midnight Sunday and Suga urged « we must not drop our guard. »
The Tokyo Games were postponed last year owing to the pandemic and are now set to take place July 23-August 8. The torch relay starts on Thursday in Fukushima amid a strict hygiene protocol.
