JAPAN PM SHINTO ABE SAYS TOKYO OLYMPICS TO GO ON AS PLANNED

Japan Prime Minister Shinto Abe said the Olympics will go ahead as planned in July despite the coronavirus pandemic threat...


The PM also added that the final decision weather the 2020 Tokyo Olympics goes ahead will come from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

"We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned," said Abe. 

"We are taking thorough infection measures with regards to the torch relay domestically, " said the Tokyo Governor in regards to the torch relay that is due to start March 26 in Fukushima. 

In Japan 1,400 people have been infeccted with the virus and 28 deaths. 

Globally many sports events have been cancelled as well as Olympic trials in the US.