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Taro Toporific wrote:Fresh fears for Tokyo Olympics as host city sees surge in Covid-19 infections
—Tokyo reported 1,300 new coronavirus infections on Thursday
—Health experts concerned over stretched medical infrastructure
theguardian.com | Fri 1 Jan 2021 03.00 EST
When Japanese and International Olympic Committee officials finally accepted defeat in March and postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, there was general agreement that a one-year wait would give the world ample time to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
The delayed Olympics, the then prime minister Shinzo Abe said, would be an opportunity to pay tribute to the human spirit in overcoming the world’s biggest public health crisis for a century.
But in the nine months since the first postponement in the modern Games’ 124-year history, Olympic officials have found themselves wrongfooted by the virus at every turn. Far from the communal celebration of sport envisaged by Abe, the harsh realities of Covid-19 have forced them to lower their expectations.
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Grumpy Gramps wrote:I wonder, how other countries view this. If Suga says, will they all happily send their best athletes to Japan, possibly risking their health?
Grumpy Gramps wrote:Ah, that solves the conundrum
matsuki wrote:According to a study from the University of Oxford,
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are the most expensive Summer Games in history.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ... id=3686009
80.1% favor canceling or postponing Tokyo Olympics in summer, poll finds
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/ ... ronavirus/
Taro's Article wrote:In the poll, 35.3% called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Games, while 44.8% said the games should be put off again.
One key date will be March 25 when the torch relay is to start in Japan. It will involve 10,000 runners across the country. Many see this as a deadline for deciding to go forward or to cancel.
matsuki wrote:more then likely any visitors will already be vaccinated while the local vaccinations are just getting started.
Grumpy Gramps wrote:matsuki wrote:more then likely any visitors will already be vaccinated while the local vaccinations are just getting started.
If I understood this correctly, the vaccine only protects you from getting sick, not others. Even when vaccinated, you could still infect others for a while.
Anybody please correct me, if this is bullshit.
matsuki wrote:The virologist interview I listened to recently said this is really still an unknown but a vaccinated individual as a potential carrier wouldn't be highly infectious or likely cause the types of clusters we see now.
Grumpy Gramps wrote:matsuki wrote:The virologist interview I listened to recently said this is really still an unknown but a vaccinated individual as a potential carrier wouldn't be highly infectious or likely cause the types of clusters we see now.
Thanks Matsuki! Sounds likely, as long as you don't cram hundreds of thousands of those into an event like the Limpix. Personally I wouldn't want to be anywhere near there, vaxxed or not.
Tokyo Olympics 'unlikely to go ahead in 2021'
BBC News| 2021-Jan-20
The former chief executive of the London 2012 Olympics says it is "unlikely" that the Tokyo Games will take place this summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Entrepreneur Sir Keith Mills told the BBC that organisers should now be "making plans for a cancellation".
Tokyo is currently in a state of emergency after a surge of coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital.
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Grumpy Gramps wrote:I have the feeling that it could be a little like ...No no, ... "surely not ...", "maybe...", "not ...,." etc. And after six months ...
Show must go on: Officials and organizers deny reports Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be canceled
The Japan Times | Jan 22, 2021 {PM}
Show must go on: Japan leaders deny reports Tokyo Olympics will be canceled
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has insisted the delayed games will be held in July, rejecting a claim by The Times of London that the government has already decided to cancel the event.
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