In Osaka, the torch was instead carried around a closed course at a park with the general public kept away.The virus surge has forced the government to tighten restrictions shortly after lifting a state of emergency, though the measures are far looser than lockdowns seen elsewhere in the world.
The virus situation is complicating preparations for the Games, with organisers announcing Friday that a BMX Freestyle test event scheduled for Apr 24 and Apr 25 would now be postponed. Several test events and qualifiers have been postponed in part because of tight anti-virus border restrictions.Organisers say they are still on track for the Games to open on Jul 23 and that they will be safe, pointing to virus rulebooks that will be updated this month.
But public opinion remains opposed to holding the Games, with a majority of people in Japan backing a further postponement or outright cancellation.
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