TOKYO: An expert panel guiding Japan's coronavirus response may advise a relaxation of controls in regions that have not seen outbreaks, broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday , as the hard hit northern island of Hokkaido prepared to end its state of emergency.
Organisers have repeatedly said the Jul 24 to Aug 9 Games will go on as scheduled but with the rapid spread of the coronavirus bringing the sports world to a virtual standstill fears are growing the Olympics may be cancelled or postponed. Hokkaido had seen 154 infections as of Wednesday. Japan overall has had 924 cases and 32 deaths, according to the latest NHK tally.
The virus has infected more than 200,000 people and killed 8,000 globally with the most serious spread now taking place in Europe as China, where the virus originated late last year, was succeeding in bringing its epidemic under control.The United States and most of Europe have enacted travel bans and put major cities on lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus.
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