Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday April 16 from the White House that his country was determined to curb contaminations in coronavirus and organize Olympic Games ” safely “ this summer.
“I said to the president (American Joe Biden) my determination to organize the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer, as a symbol of world unity ”, he said at a joint press conference with President Biden.
“Japan listens and learns from the World Health Organization and experts” and made his « maximum » to prepare for the Games, he added.
Joe Biden “Supports the efforts of Prime Minister Suga to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games safe”, he said in a joint statement.
“The two leaders expressed their pride in the American and Japanese athletes who have trained for these Games and will compete in the best traditions of the Olympic spirit”, also indicates the press release.
Over 4,000 new infections
It is “Do everything possible to contain infections and to organize the Games in a scientifically safe way”, a souligné Yoshihide Suga.
Now less than 100 days before the opening of the Olympics (July 23-August 8), postponed last year because of the pandemic, Japan is facing a fourth wave of the coronavirus.
More than 4,000 new infections were identified Thursday for a second day in a row, a daily level that had not been observed in the country since the end of January.
The upsurge is forcing the government to reinstate restrictions in several departments, including Tokyo, after it lifted the state of emergency last month.
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