Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga defended his decision to host the Tokyo Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that Japan has far fewer COVID-19 cases than Western countries and is stricter in preventing infection.
With critics calling the Olympics a threat to Japan and the world, Yoshihide Suga gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday three days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. He decided earlier this month that the opening ceremony of the Olympics would be held in front of a stadium where no spectators were present.
He mentioned the British example. Britain recently held Wimbledon tennis matches and football matches. Although tens of thousands of infected people are newly added every day, the stadium is full of fans without masks.
Yoshihide Suga said: “If you compare our number of infections with other countries, our number of infections is an order of magnitude less.” He said: “Our vaccination work is advancing, and we are taking strict measures to prevent infection. , So my judgment is that our current situation is appropriate and we are ready.”
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