Tokyo Olympics: World's oldest person pulls out of torch relay

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Kane Tanaka, 118, says she's worried about spreading Covid-19 to others in her nursing home.

Ms Tanaka, who was born in 1903, was recognised by Guinness World Record as the world's oldest living person in March 2019.

An official at her nursing home said her family had emailed the relay organisers, saying she "wanted to withdraw from the relay as she and her family were concerned about spreading the virus at the nursing home".Restrictions were introduced in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures on 25 April, with an initial end date of 11 May.It is unclear if these restrictions will affect the Olympics more generally.

According to broadcaster NHK, hospital capacity for seriously ill patients in Osaka has now exceeded 99% - and the region's governor Yoshimura Hirofumi said on Tuesday that he doubted the prefecture's state of emergency could be ended this month.

 

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