British media: Abe said that unless British media: Abe said that unless the COVID-19 epidemic is controlled, it will be difficult to host the Olympics next year
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the 29th that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that if the COVID-19 epidemic is not controlled, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 will be difficult to hold.
The BBC quoted Shinzo Abe as saying: "We have been saying that the Olympics and Paralympics must be held in a complete form so that athletes and spectators can participate safely."
"Unless the COVID-19 epidemic is controlled, it is impossible to host the Olympics in such a complete form." Shinzo Abe said.
The report said that he also added that the Olympic Games "must be held in a way that shows that the world has won the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic." Otherwise, the Olympic Games will be difficult to hold. "
The BBC said that Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Mori stated on the 28th of this month that if the Olympics cannot be held as scheduled in 2021, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be "cancelled."
Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, on March 30, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee jointly announced that the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, when the Tokyo Paralympics will be held It is August 24 to September 5, 2021. The Tokyo Olympics has also become the first postponed Olympics in the 124-year history of the modern Olympics.