Tokyo bans Olympic spectators due to COVID-19 state of emergency
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Tokyo bans Olympic spectators due to COVID-19 state of emergency
Description
July 8, 2021
The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organizers announced on Thursday, as a resurgent of COVID-19 cases forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event and until Aug. 22.
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Tokyo bans Olympic spectators due to COVID-19 state of emergency
Description
July 8, 2021
The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organizers announced on Thursday, as a resurgent of COVID-19 cases forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event and until Aug. 22.
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