The Olympic flame is removed from public view as the coronavirus prompts a state of emergency in Japan after the postponement of the Tokyo Games.
A monthlong state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures — established because of a domestic spike inIt was supposed to be on display through April as a reminder of
the Summer Games, which will take place in late July 2021. Officials decided to showcase it in Fukushima, the disaster-struck city where the torch relay was to begin last month.
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