Olympics: Host city Tokyo enters fresh coronavirus emergency as Games near

Olympics: Host city Tokyo enters fresh coronavirus emergency as Games near
07/12/2021 2:08
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic host city Tokyo entered a fresh state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin amid worries whether the measures can stem a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Organisers last week announced that spectators would be banned from nearly all venues, all but depriving of Japan of hopes for Games with public spectacle.
Spectators from abroad had been banned months ago, and officials are now asking residents to watch on TV.
"We would ask people to support athletes from home," Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on a Sunday TV programme.

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