am in quarantine of my parents before starting to cover the olympics. the decision was made a few days ago to cancel the torch ceremony relay and replace it with a flame lighting ceremony to be streamed online, partly because of the pandemic and because there is also strong public opposition. a couple of days ago, women tried to extinguish the flame with a water pistol and got arrested, people still feel really strongly against the games going ahead in a global pandemic. the japanese government have declared a fourth state of emergency for the capital, covering the entire duration of the olympics, and following that announcement, after talks between the government and officials, they announced that no spectators will be allowed inside the stadium, making this the first ever 0lympics the stadium, making this the first ever olympics to be held with behind