Tokyo doctor at the crossroads of a COVID-19 crisis and a quiet Olympics
Nippon Medical School Hospital s ICU doctor Shoji Yokobori rides in a subway train as he heads to Tokyo International Forum, the weightlifting venue of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where he works as an emergency medicine officer overseeing the venue in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
August 4, 2021
By Ju-min Park
TOKYO (Reuters) -After more than a year at the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese emergency doctor Shoji Yokobori finds himself at the unlikely calm of the Olympics, overseeing a venue with strict protocols, no spectators and low infection risks.
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