Coronavirus | Tokyo under emergency orders with Olympics three months away
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IOC President’s visit to Hiroshima amidst the pandemic crisis raises opposition cries.
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People eating in restaurants in Tokyo s Shimbashi area on April 23 ahead of a declaration of a new coronavirus state of emergency to cover Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo regions.
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IOC President’s visit to Hiroshima amidst the pandemic crisis raises opposition cries.
Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan s second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus.
by Stephen Wade And Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 23, 2021 8:22 am ADT
Last Updated Apr 23, 2021 at 8:25 am ADT
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto, center gestures as she observes Japan women s national team candidates staging a match in the operational test event of Rugby in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Stadium Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
TOKYO Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan’s second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus.
The measures, which take place during Japan’s “golden week” holiday period, are meant to limit travel and keep people out of public places. They are to end on May 11, just ahead of a widely reported visit to Hiroshima by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
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Apr 23, 2021
Seiko Hashimoto, president of Tokyo 2020 attends a media huddle following the IOC Executive Board Meeting Wednesday at the Tokyo 2020 headquarters in Tokyo. (Philip Fong/ Pool Photo via AP)
TOKYO (AP) Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan’s second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus.
The measures, which take place during Japan’s “golden week” holiday period, are meant to limit travel and keep people out of public places. They are to end on May 11, just ahead of a widely reported visit to Hiroshima by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Tokyo under emergency shutdown orders, Olympics 3 months away
23 Apr, 2021 08:51 PM
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The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8. Photo / AP
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8. Photo / AP
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By: Stephen Wade and Mari Yamaguchi
Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan s second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus.
The measures, which take place during Japan s golden week holiday period, are meant to limit travel and keep people out of public places. They are to end on May 11, just ahead of a widely reported visit to Hiroshima by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.