Japan medical adviser says hosting Olympics 'not normal' in current pandemic state

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Tokyo - Shigeru Omi made the comments to a parliamentary committee

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Published: Wed 2 Jun 2021, 1:09 PM

Last updated: Wed 2 Jun 2021, 1:24 PM

Japan’s top medical adviser said on Wednesday that hosting the Olympics amid the country’s current state of coronavirus infections was ‘not normal’, in one of the strongest warnings about the planned Games.

Shigeru Omi made the comments to a parliamentary committee.



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