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
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seen as a stronghold of hamas. israeli warplanes have also been pounding the three urban refugee camps in the centre of the territory. this is an area from which tens of thousands of people have fled in recent days. and one local health official there said that 100 people had been killed by israeli bombings injust the last 2a hours. and he said that the local hospitals really overwhelmed by the numbers of casualties that were coming in. now, israel says it s not limiting the amount of aid that is getting into gaza. and it says that earlier in the day it allowed a four hour humanitarian pause in the fighting. but at the same time, there is this complaint from the un that it s really woefully inadequate , the amount of aid that is getting into gaza right now. and it has said that mass delivery of aid remains impossible because of the ongoing fighting. we ve also had fresh warnings from un health officials about a rise in outbreaks of diseases among newly displaced people. yola
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, heavy rains and flash floods have affected nearly 1 million people in east Africa including over 300 000 displaced, in Kenya, Somalia, Burundi and Tanzania.