Tokyo to host Olympics under Covid-19 state of emergency

The Summer Olympics, already delayed a year by the pandemic, begin on July 23 and will finish on August 8

People wearing face masks walk past the Olympics Rings statue in Tokyo. Picture: Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP

Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing Covid-19 surge will multiply during the Games.

At a meeting with experts on Thursday morning, government officials proposed a plan to issue a state of emergency in Tokyo from next Monday to August 22.