Chiba Gov. Toshihito Kumagai said he asked the organizing committee of the Olympics and Paralympics to be fully prepared with medical and other supplies amid rising COVID-19 infections
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Tokyo Olympics faces another setback. The governors of Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures confirm they have no hospital beds for Olympic athletes infected with the coronavirus. They are a part of the people who are against the Tokyo Olympics in July. Currently Japan faces a surge in coronavirus cases.
Chiba Gov. Toshihito Kumagai said he asked the organizing committee of the Olympics and Paralympics to be fully prepared with medical and other supplies amid rising COVID-19 infections, reported Kyodo News.
The governor of Kanagawa in a press conference said they cannot prepare beds for Olympic athletes. He said that the medical system is already struggling to battle the rising cases in the country.
Tokyo Olympics: What has been happening?
31 host towns for the Tokyo Olympic withheld the decision to host overseas athletes for camps and cultural exchanges. This comes before the Olympics due to the rise in the number of cases globally, a report in Japanese daily Kyodo News stated.
Chiba Prefecture was informed on April 14 that the United States’ athletics federation will not have their pre-Olympic camp there. They cited the athletes’ safety as the reason.
“It is a shame they have decided to cancel, but I believe they made the best decision possible in the current situation,” Chiba governor Toshihito Kumagai said in the statement.
Moreover, Ono City in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan also called off its Host Town program for East Timor’s delegation. The government source said they are tracking the local governments who wish to not be a part of the plan.
