Olympic rings and Japanese national flag are seen at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo January 8, 2021. “I can’t be certain because the ongoing elephant in the room would be the surges in the virus,” Pound said speaking about the future of the Tokyo Games. Organisers say the Olympics will take place, but they are not expected to reveal concrete plans until spring. Reports suggest that the vaccine rollout in Japan is likely to be slowed by the need for local clinical trials. Some vaccines might not be readily available until May, although Suga said some would be ready in February.

Source: Standard Digital January 09, 2021 21:11 UTC