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People stand by posters to promote the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to start in the summer of 2021, in Tokyo.
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A man walks by posters promoting the Olympic Games planned to start in the summer of 2021, in Tokyo, Monday.
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WASHINGTON U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in just two months.
The twin alerts don’t ban U.S. citizens from visiting the country, but they could have an impact on insurance rates for travelers and may factor into decisions by Olympic athletes and spectators on whether to compete in or attend the games, which are due to start in July. There was no immediate indication as to what effect the warnings might have on would-be Olympic-goers.
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May 24, 2021 3:15 PM Associated Press, CNN
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U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in just two months.
The twin alerts don’t ban U.S. citizens from visiting the country, but they could have an impact on insurance rates for travelers and may factor into decisions by Olympic athletes and spectators on whether to compete in or attend the games, which are due to start in July. There was no immediate indication as to what effect the warnings might have on would-be Olympic-goers.
US authorities have warned against traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics which start in July
Both the CDC and Health Department advise Americans avoid all travel to the country, which is experiencing a brutal fourth wave
Covid cases in Japan s second-largest city of Osaka jumped five-fold in three months leading to protests calling for the Games to be canceled
Beds and ventilators are running short, while medical staff are exhausted
Thousands of doctors have joined growing calls to abandon the Tokyo Olympics
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