Japanese Medical Experts suggest Olympic with out Fans

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Having no spectators will be the "least risky option" for the Olympics according to the Medical Experts in Japan, which is set to host the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

The Olympics, which was originally meant to happen last year, will be taking place in Japan on the twenty-third of July.

A report presented by Japanese Medical experts said that holding games without spectators will be the least risky option and more desirable one.

Japan's top Health Advisor Shigeru Omi was the led the group of medical experts involved in the study.

However, the report also floated an alternative option that Olympic venues could each hold up to 10,000 spectators.

The report released on Friday warned "a risk the movement of people" would spread Covid infections and "strain the [country's] medical system".

Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Japanese Olympic Organization committee said that the game without spectators is certainly the least risky option but the organizers would continue to seek she would still want to explore some ways to have fans in the stadium.

The final decision is to be taken on Monday.

Pfizer is providing enough doses for 40,000 people, in an effort separate from Japan's national vaccination drive.

The Olympics are scheduled to go ahead despite a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases in Japan in recent months.

A state of emergency in Tokyo is set to be lifted on Sunday, but polls in local media suggest public skepticism to the Games going ahead remains high amid a slow vaccine roll-out.

Publish : 2021-06-19 17:55:00

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