Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes – Sydney Morning Herald

Japan and the government have also repeatedly vowed to hold the Games as scheduled from July 23 to August 8, despite rampant criticism.
Japan reported more than 7000 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, with 969 cases in Games host-city Tokyo.
The government has been criticised for not locking down the economy hard enough and bungling the vaccine rollout, with only 2.8 per cent of the population inoculated, the lowest rate among wealthy countries.
To forestall a virus outbreak during the event,…

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