Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said there were no plans to shut down the Games after a record number of new cases were recorded in the country's capital
But while 49 percent of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated against Covid, just 25 percent of Japan’s population has got both shots,“So I think it’s important for young people and all of you to get vaccinated,” Koike told reporters.: A previous version of this article misspelled the first name of Tokyo's governor. She is Yuriko Koike, not Yukio Koike. It also misspelled the last name of a Japanese skateboarder. She is Momiji Nishiya, not Momiji Nishaya.
Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commentingTOKYO -Tokyo's 2,848 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday were the Olympic host city's highest since the pandemic began, officials said, as media reported that authorities had asked hospitals to prepare more beds for patients as the Delta variant drives the surge.