Tokyo Olympics chief rules out delay despite COVID fears, as 10,000 volunteers quit – ABC News

The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has ruled out a cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics, as doubts swirled among city governments and medical professionals whether the event could be held safely during the pandemic.
[Key points:

• Towns and cities set to host have increasingly expressed misgivings
• Only about 2 to 3 per cent of Japan’s general population is fully vaccinated
• Japan is battling a fourth wave of COVID-19 50 days out from the games

But with 50 days to go…

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