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Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas until just a month before the Olympics.
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Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas until just a month before the Olympics.
A Tokyo medical group warned that the Olympics should be held without spectators because of virus risks.
Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper, an official Tokyo Olympics sponsor, called for the Games to be cancelled.
Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics in response to mounting public opposition would be an unparalleled act in peacetime.
A Japanese doctors' group has urged the cancellation of the Olympics, even as Games organisers reported a surplus of applications from medics.
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Sunday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism".
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates was adamant Saturday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead.
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Japan will prolong a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions and impose restrictions in more areas as Covid-19 cases surge.
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