[Japon] Tokyo feared the Games would spread COVID-19. The numbers suggest that didn’t happen.

Auteur : Tim Kelly and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters

Production : The Japan Times

Diffusion : site de The Japan Times

Date : 08 août 2021

Before the Olympics began, Japan had feared that the 2020 Games, with thousands of officials, media and athletes descending on Tokyo in the middle of a pandemic, might spread COVID-19, introduce new variants and overwhelm the medical system.

Source : Tim Kelly and Antoni Slodkowski, « Tokyo feared the Games would spread COVID-19. The numbers suggest that didn’t happen », The Japan Times, 08/08/2021. URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/08/national/tokyo-olympics-coronavirus-spread/ (consulté le 08/08/2021)

Photo « à la une » : People wearing protective face masks walk past an illuminated Olympic rings monument during the Tokyo Games in the capital on Thursday. | REUTERS