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A total of 395 people have applied for 200 slots for certified sports doctors to work during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. | BLOOMBERG
Kyodo May 18, 2021
A total of 395 people have applied for 200 slots for certified sports doctors to work during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as volunteers, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Monday.
The committee plans to have all applicants become medical service providers at venues of the Summer Games, although the number of applications, which it finished accepting on Friday, turned out to be nearly twice as high as its initial target.
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The Japanese government remains adamant that the games will proceed as planned, even as local governments and protesters express rising concern about hosting the event during the pandemic.
The Japanese government remains adamant that the games will proceed as planned, even as local governments and protesters express rising concern about hosting the event during the pandemic.
Japan s government moved Friday to put more of the country under a coronavirus state of emergency, as opposition to the Tokyo Olympics becomes more organized and vehement with only 70 days left to go until the opening ceremony.
Nine of Japan s 47 prefectures are now under a state of emergency until the end of the month after Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima joined that list on Friday. The two largest cities, Tokyo and Osaka, are among the areas under a state of emergency. Case numbers in a fourth wave of infections continue to rise.
The government remains adamant that the games will proceed as planned and pledged to take proper anti-virus measures to make sure the Olympics are safe.