The Olympics-Tokyo Games are in danger of falling out of the pandemic by Reuters

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Japan is banning all VIP spectators in Japan from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a newspaper said on Tuesday that there is another decline in the Games that has been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

After promoting Japan as a curiosity to show the world, the Games pose a high risk of being left out of the public eye in a country closed to foreign tourists due to the pandemic.

The games, which are already a year late, will open on July 23, despite concerns that the arrival of tens of thousands of people from around the world could release another wave of infection.

Asahi newspaper reported that prior to talks with the International Olympic Committee and other organizers, the Japanese government is planning to hold the opening ceremony only with a reduced number of VIP spectators.

Even in large venues and from 9pm onwards, nightly events would also be held without spectators, with the number of VIPs such as guests and diplomats at the opening ceremony being significantly reduced, from an initial estimate of around 10,000. multiple unidentified government sources.

Organizers have already banned foreign audiences and have limited the capacity of domestic audiences to 50% capacity, up to 10,000 people. Medical experts said organizing the Games without spectators would be a “minimal risk” option.

It looks like the Japanese government will decide on Thursday to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding three prefectures beyond the original end date of July 11, government sources said, with spectators also having to rethink.

This issue will also be decided in five directions on Thursday. They will be the governor of Tokyo and the president of the COI, Thomas Bach, who arrived in Japan on the same day.

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When the Games were postponed last year, Japanese officials said they hoped humans would be a symbol of “victory” over the virus. With this elusive goal, they say the events will help bring together a divided world.

In another blow, the Olympic lantern, which will arrive in Tokyo on July 9 and parade through the city center from July 17 to the opening ceremony, will move along public roads throughout the period and will be replaced by lantern lighting events. it was held without spectators, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.

Plans for the opening ceremony are closed. A boot with protection Toyota Motor (NYSE 🙂 Corp. said in 2017 that it aimed to ignite the Olympic flame with its flying car.

In 2015, then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised that visitors could use their cars to drive around Tokyo. He said the event will be a “two to get one buy” event that will showcase games and car driving technology.

Asked about the audience, government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said in a press conference that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that holding the Games without spectators was an “option” if the state of emergency were in force.

Asahi said Suga fans were keen to be in the stadiums, but added that some members of the ruling party were in favor of a total ban, especially when the ruling coalition did not get a majority in Sunday’s local council elections because partly dissatisfied voters. with the government’s COVID-19 response.

This poll is considered a blow to this year’s general election.

Japan has not seen COVID-19 explosives elsewhere, but has reported more than 800,000 cases and more than 14,800 deaths. At least a quarter of the population has received a vaccine after initially spreading slowly.