Coronavirus news: Tokyo Olympics moved to 2021 as WHO warns US could be next Covid-19 hotspot

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are to be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 - but not later than summer 2021, it has been announced. The news came shortly after Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, proposed a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach.

 

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