Japan to guarantee the Olympics despite the coronavirus. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guaranteed this Monday that the outbreak of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus will not disrupt the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as they will take the necessary steps to prevent the epidemic from spreading. The head of the Japanese executive told the Lower House of the Diet (parliament) that the infection that emerged in China in December has a great impact on Japan’s economy, mainly in the tourism sector. However, he assured that they will implement the necessary actions in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the optimal development of the multisport event scheduled for the upcoming summer, from July 24 to August 9. Last week Tokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike denied rumors about the possible cancellation of the international sporting event. Abe also explained to lawmakers that they have already begun to conduct rapid tests to detect the new coronavirus, while Health Minister Gaku Hashimoto stated that face mask manufacturers are working 7/7 to reduce the shortage of those means of protection.
