Tokyo Games can be held under virus emergency: IOC's Coates
The Tokyo Olympics can be held this summer safely even under a novel coronavirus state of emergency, International Olympic Committee official John Coates said Friday.
The Tokyo Olympics can be held this summer safely even under a novel coronavirus state of emergency, International Olympic Committee official John Coates said Friday.
TOKYO: Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency Friday, just 10 weeks before the Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Games to be scrapped. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
MADRID: Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing Spaniards to travel between regions for the first time in months. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
JAPAN plans to expand the ongoing state of emergency beyond Tokyo and the Osaka areas and also extend it to the end of May. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
NEW DELHI: A military plane on Friday brought the first US emergency coronavirus supplies to help India battle its devastating surge in the pandemic. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The matter, decided at the UMNO Supreme Council meeting today, is in line with the statement of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong who expressed the view that the Parliament can convene during an Emergency.
TOKYO: Japan announced a new virus state of emergency in Tokyo and three other regions on Friday, as the country battles surging infections just three months before the Olympic opening ceremony. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
All the COVID-19 containment measures undertaken by the government can be implemented based on existing laws, Dr Mahathir said.