‘Olympics will go ahead’: Tokyo organisers slam virus rumours

AFP
Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:00:49 +0000
Asia, World, 2020 Olympics, Tokyo

by Alastair HIMMER Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers said Thursday the Games would “go ahead as planned”, slamming misinformation over the new coronavirus for triggering panic. Chief executive officer Toshiro Muto revealed that organisers have set up a task force to combat the fast-spreading disease that has killed over 560 people and infected at least 28,000 …