Olympic worries mount in Tokyo
200,000 sign petition asking for Games to be scrapped as Covid emergency extended
TOKYO: An online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics had received over 200,000 signatures on Friday, just two days after its launch, as public fears over the coronavirus pandemic in Japan grow.
The development comes authorities extended a state of emergency covering Tokyo, having deemed more time is needed to bring down the number of Covid-19 cases.
As well, officials in Fukuoka announced they would cancel the Olympic torch relay in the prefecture, Kyodo News agency reported. It would be a first time that a whole…
