“I think we have to hold the games at any cost. I want to concentrate all our efforts on measures against the coronavirus,” Hashimoto said in a news conference recently. “It will take place with or without COVID. The Games will start on July 23 next year,” agreed the International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates.

According to the current schedule, the 2020 Olympic Games will open on July 23rd, 2021. For now, Japan’s borders are still shut to foreign visitors and there aren’t signs that we’re going to have a vaccine soon, so it’s unclear how the organizers plan to proceed.

If the games truly happen in 2021, the Japanese officials will do everything in their power to keep everyone safe, including testing protocols, strict rules, and plans for controlling potential outbreaks.

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“I think we have to hold the games at any cost. I want to concentrate all our efforts on measures against the coronavirus,” Hashimoto said in a news conference recently. “It will take place with or without COVID. The Games will start on July 23 next year,” agreed the International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates.

According to the current schedule, the 2020 Olympic Games will open on July 23rd, 2021. For now, Japan’s borders are still shut to foreign visitors and there aren’t signs that we’re going to have a vaccine soon, so it’s unclear how the organizers plan to proceed.

If the games truly happen in 2021, the Japanese officials will do everything in their power to keep everyone safe, including testing protocols, strict rules, and plans for controlling potential outbreaks.

The post Planning On Traveling to Tokyo for the Olympics? We’ve Got Some News appeared first on Traveler Master.