Top medical adviser says “no fans” safest for Tokyo Olympics

Recommendation is at odds with event organizations and the International Olympic Committee

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Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto, left, and President Seiko Hashimoto attend the news conference after receiving a report from a group of infectious disease experts on Friday, June 18, 2021, in Tokyo. The experts including Shigeru Omi, head of a government coronavirus advisory panel, issued a report listing the risks of allowing the spectators and the measurements to prevent the event from triggering a coronavirus spread.
By Stephen Wade and Mari Yamaguchi | The Associated Press
PUBLISHED: June 18, 2021 at 8:17 a.m. | UPDATED: June 18, 2021 at 8:36 a.m.

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Stephen Wade | The Associated Press