No spectators at the Olympics

[MasterDabber]

Just announced today.
https://news.sky.com/story/tokyo-ol...hout-spectators-as-covid-cases-surge-12351656

 

[Smokin Joe]

I'm surprised they are holding them at all.

 

[MasterDabber]

This is going to cost Japan very dearly.

 

[Grant Fondo]

... and Japan has virtually double the UK population .... are they being over cautious??

 

[vickster]

But fewer than 30% vaccinated vs over 60% here?
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations
(you can select, no idea how to insert a chart)

 

[Dogtrousers]

... and Japan has virtually double the UK population .... are they being over cautious??

Maybe they are being relatively more cautious than the country you compare them with. But that may not be saying a lot

 

[carpiste]

This is going to cost Japan very dearly.

Probably as much as the winner of the Eurovision song contest who have to host it the following year
I`m still amazed these games are going on! I can see a few athletes getting the virus and the whole thing going down the drain mid games!

 

[Dave7]

Already seems to be the start of an outbreak.
As others have said.....I think ......
Japan has shot itself in the foot. I can see the games being a total disaster
This virus has not finished with us imo.

 

[Tenkaykev]

It’s a decision made for purely commercial reasons by the IOC. A corrupt and far to powerful organisation that should have been broken up years ago.