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Secure medical resources or consider canceling Tokyo Olympics: infectious disease expert
May 6, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This March 2020 file photo shows Dr. Atsuo Hamada. (Mainichi/Shogo Takagi) TOKYO As the spread of the coronavirus has become a major obstacle to hosting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, securing medical resources is an essential condition for hosting the games this summer, an expert on infectious diseases has pointed out. Doctors and nurses will be needed to treat and respond to those infected with the coronavirus, and medical personnel will also be needed for vaccinations. These are the two priorities of the people, said Dr. Atsuo Hamada, a professor of travel medicine at Tokyo Medical University. He continued, The question is if we can allocate medical resources to hold the Olympics (while handling those priorities).