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Japan is now racking up COVID-19 infections like never before. Less than 1% of the population has been vaccinated, new, more contagious variants have arrived on the scene, and people are tired after more than a year of extreme caution.
The situation is so dire that a state of emergency in Tokyo has been extended until the end of May to combat the spread of the virus.
Still, Japanese leaders maintain the games must go on.
"We are putting all our efforts into stemming the spread of infections," Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said last week, asserting that despite concerns, Tokyo can still host a "safe and secure Olympics" this July and August.
Overwhelmingly, Japanese people vehemently disagree with that sentiment.
www.insider.com
The situation is so dire that a state of emergency in Tokyo has been extended until the end of May to combat the spread of the virus.
Still, Japanese leaders maintain the games must go on.
"We are putting all our efforts into stemming the spread of infections," Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said last week, asserting that despite concerns, Tokyo can still host a "safe and secure Olympics" this July and August.
Overwhelmingly, Japanese people vehemently disagree with that sentiment.
In Japan, where less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated, protests to cancel or postpone Olympics intensify
The country is in the throes of a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19 infections. Many Japanese people feel this is no time to be hosting Olympic Games.
www.insider.com
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