Francs Jeux A victory for man against the virus

With less than 200 days of the Tokyo Games, while the health crisis is worsening around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga remains upright in his boots. He took advantage of his opening speech of the new parliamentary session, Monday, January 18, to repeat his conviction that the capital will be able to organize the Games in July and August 2021. ” To prove the victory of humans against the virus ”, he insisted. But the head of government acknowledged that the Tokyo Games would be strongly affected by the control measures of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We will have all anti-virus measures in place and launch preparations in a determined way to hold the Games that will bring hope and courage to the whole world”, he explained. Yoshihide Suga said his government should start a massive vaccination campaign at the end of February, as soon as health authorities approve the vaccine developed by Pfizer. A new ministry will soon be set up, responsible for ensuring the delivery of a safe and effective vaccine, and then its distribution among the population. It will be headed by the current Minister for Administrative Reform, Taro Kono, who stood out last week as the first member of the government to publicly express his doubts about the Tokyo Games.