An Olympic torch relay runner carrying the torch in Osaka, western Japan, in April. The Tokyo Olympic games is scheduled to kick off on July 23 this year. — AP
WITH less than 100 days until the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games – and Japan’s declaration of “short and powerful” states of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures on Friday – serious questions are raised about the country’s ability to manage the coming games safely.
Plans to hold the games this summer must be reconsidered as a matter of urgency, argue experts in global healthcare content provider The BMJ’s journal.
