Being held without spectators for one change and also covid 19 cases are going out for spectators and athletes. On thursday, tokyo reported close to 2000 new coronavirus cases, up by more than 600 compared with the same day last week. This chart shows the seven Day Average of daily Covid Cases in the capital. So far this month, a total of 91 cases directly linked to the olympics have been recorded. 0rganisers say these are isolated. Theyre keen to disassociate the games from any connection with cases in the wider population. Sebastian coe is a double olympic Champion And President of world athletics. He spoke earlier to the bbc s garry richardson. I do know that the protocols that were put in place the tracking, the tracing, the isolating, which is working and is testament to the amount of work that has already gone into this i believe will be enough to maintain a safe and secure games. And the rising numbers were talking about, nobody is entirely sure, garry, whether these are not gen
Of welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Or the Bbc News Channel in the uk or on bbc world news. Its the eve of the official start of the Olympic Games in tokyo. Delayed by a year because of the pandemic, and being held in unique circumstances, without spectators. New infections have been edging up Again Acrossjapan and among athletes. In tokyo itself, coronavirus cases are now the highest theyve been since the middle ofjanuary. On thursday, tokyo reported close to 2000 new coronavirus cases up by more than 600 compared with the same day last week. This chart shows the seven Day Average of daily covid cases in the capital. So far this month, a total of 91 cases directly linked to the olympics have been recorded. Organisers say these are isolated. Theyre keen to disassociate the games from any connection with cases in the wider population. Sebastian coe is a double olympic Champion And President Of World Athletics he spoke earlier to the bbc s garry richardson.
the day before more than $2 billion was wiped off evergrandes market value when it resumed trading for the first time in almost 18 months. now, another property developper, country garden, is causing concern. here s our asia business reporter monica miller. it s china s largest property developer by sale volumes, at least until this year. but like so many chinese real estate businesses, it has been hurt by weak property sales. i mean, this is what you have to take into consideration. the value of homes themselves have plunged as the world s second largest economy starts to cool off. that means lower sales, coupled with tighter access to money in recent years, has caused a tight cash squeeze. now, later today, we are going to get a better idea of country garden s financial health when it releases its half year results. now its shares are down about 2% ahead of that news. now, the company had raised some red flags earlier this month after it missed some payments and it asked to
for decades, it s absolutely unprecedented. india, the world s most populous democracy, marks 70 years of independence. and i m in the city of amritsar looking at the country s potential and the problems that are holding it back. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: they re without philippe coutiniho, daniel sturridge and adam lallana, but liverpool battle on against hoffenheim in their champions‘ league qualifier tonight. good evening and welcome to the bbc‘s news at six. the government has set out its plans for trading with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. ministers want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so they re calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. but the eu parliament s chief negotiator described that as a fantasy. our business editor simonjack reports. dover, the
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