The new record comes just days after Tokyo reported a 229 percent rise on its daily case count during the first week of theTo prevent the virus from spreading across the Games, Olympic athletes and staff members are getting tested for the coronavirus every day. On Saturday, 21 people working at the Olympics, but no athletes, tested positive for the virus.
Now that cases continue to set new daily records, local health authorities reportedly anticipate virus case tallies to peak in first week of August, before the Games are set to end on August 8. A man wearing a face mask stands before the Olympic rings from an observation point in Tokyo's Odaiba district on March 25, 2020, the day after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games until 2021.The Games have long been a controversial topic, as critics have said that Tokyo should cancel or postpone the event as virus cases continue to rise around the world.
took to the streets to protest the games, accusing Tokyo of being"greedy" and"selfish" for hosting the event at this time.
All because some a-holes don’t want to wear a mask!
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