Through one and a half million hectares of land in siberian region. Very welcome to tokyo, where for the next three weeks bbc World News will be broadcasting from the stunning location high above tokyo bay, to bring you the very latest on What is arguably the most controversial Olympic Games for a generation. A games delayed a year and now proceeding in a global pandemic. And with just four days to go until they get underway, the Olympic Village has been hit by a fourth coronavirus case. So far, two South African footballers, a czech Beach Volleyball Player and an american gymnast have all tested positive for covid i9. 62 cases in total have been reported among the athletes, media, contractors and other personnel. All of this is a concern for the japanese public, especially in tokyo itself where cases continue to rise. But the International Olympic Committee insists that these positive cases do not post a wider threat to the population. We heard from some people in tokyo how they feel
is in custody. let s go live to the slovak capital, bratislava, and our correspondent, sarah rainsford. sarah, bring us up to date with the latest we know about the condition of the prime minister this morning. well, we have heard from the director of the hospital where mr fico is being treated, where he received emergency care overnight and yesterday afternoon and evening. he was in surgery for some five hours. that was emergency surgery after he received three gunshot wounds. we understand that includes wins to his stomach and to his arm. so extremely and serious injuries. long, long surgery, five hours of surgery, multiple wounds. now the defence minister has said his condition has stabilised and that he is no longer in a life threatening condition, but he is still in critical care in that hospital 100 or so miles from where we are here in bratislava. a dramatic attack, of course. you will have seen those pictures as robert fico came out of his government meeting, went
slovakia s cabinet is meeting this morning to discuss the political implications. mr fico was shot several times as he was leaving a government meeting yesterday, in what the interior minister described as a politically motivated attack . local media are reporting that a man in his 70s has been charged with attempted murder. speaking outside of the hospital where mr fico is receiving treatment, deputy prime minster robert kalinak gave an update on his condition. translation: over the course of the night, the doctors - managed to stabilise the patient s condition. and at this moment, further procedures are under way that should aim towards improvement of his condition. the situation is really serious. live to the slovak capital, bratislava, and our correspondent bethany bell. bethany, hello to you. let s start with that news that we received that local media are reporting that a mild in his 70s has been charged with attempted milder, do we know any more than that? == with att