Officials have blocked off the area around the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo and asked that members of the public not visit the area. WATCH | COVID-19 cases rise in Tokyo ahead of Olympics:COVID-19 cases spike in Tokyo as Olympics approach World 6:49 No spectators, no fan zone, no Olympic cauldron viewing. At least two PCR COVID tests have to be performed within 96 and 72 hours before departing for Japan. Chinese officials are upset about members of the Japanese public still staying in and visiting the hotel where Chinese athletes are staying. Put this all together and you end up, one week out, with an Olympics happening in Japan yet severed from Japan.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2021 16:52 UTC