Coronavirus - Olympics should not be postponed, at least the Japanese Prime Minister does not anticipate this

In Tokyo, they still expect to be able to host the Olympics at the original time.

Japanese government spokesman Suga Josihide confirmed this in response on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that because of the coronavirus epidemic, policymakers should consider postponing the summer games to 2021.

“I know President Trump’s opinion, but we are working closely with the International Olympic Committee, the Organizing Committee and Tokyo to prepare for the Olympics according to the original schedule,” he said.

Japanese Prime Minister Trump and Abe Sindzo and another spokesman, Okada Naoki, spoke over the phone on Friday, saying there was no talk of a postponement or the need to hold competitions without spectators.

"The prime minister has strongly advocated winning the battle against the coronavirus and is confident in the success of the summer Olympics," the spokesman said, adding that President Trump "appreciates the effort."

The two leaders did not talk about travel restrictions between Japan and the United States, Okada continued.

With this announcement, he referred to Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday that those who have been in the Schengen area for the past 14 days will not be able to enter U.S. territory from Friday (today) midnight due to the coronavirus epidemic.

The Olympics will officially begin on July 24th.

(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay)

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