He pledged there would be enough vaccine for Japan by the middle of 2021 and said the nation would relax its travel ban from Sept 1. Japan is on track to have 521 million doses of five different vaccines in 2021, compared with a population of 126 million. Health ministry and cabinet Office officials did not respond to queries about whether Japan's drive to secure coronavirus vaccines was connected to the Olympics. He also said Japan's travel ban, one of the strictest in the world, would ease on Sept. 1. Even with a viable vaccine, the additional challenge of immunising athletes and visitors before or after landing in Japan will be enormous.

Source: bd News24 August 28, 2020 10:07 UTC