TOKYO: Coronavirus or not, it is all-systems-go for Japan to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a senior sports official said. "The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic will not stop us from hosting this prestigious event, which has taken us years of preparation. She added that the organisers had prepared campaigns to change the mindset of participants, athletes, officials and the public to not to be overly and unduly alarmed over the coronavirus outbreak. Japan is expecting an estimated 40 million tourist arrivals for the whole of this year despite the spread of the virus. On reinforced security measures for the Olympics, Makino said the organisers will introduce a face-recognition system to verify the identity of athletes, officials, staff and media representatives to gain access to the venues.

Source: New Strait Times February 08, 2020 04:52 UTC