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May 15, 2021 The billionaire founder and chief executive of Japanese online retailer Rakuten Group Inc. called the Tokyo Olympics a “suicide mission” in an interview with broadcaster CNN. Hiroshi Mikitani, who has been an outspoken critic of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, said the sporting event, due to start in two months, should not be held this year. His comments came as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated on Friday that it was possible to hold the games safely. “The fact that we are so late for the vaccination, it’s really dangerous to host the big international event,” Mikitani said in the interview, which was posted on CNN’s website. “This is like a suicide mission,” he added. ....
Germany’s contagion rate fell further below a key threshold on Saturday, making it more likely that pandemic restrictions will ease in coming days as a third wave of the coronavirus recedes. ....
Holding the Olympics as planned in Tokyo in two months would be like a “suicide mission” because Japan has been so late in vaccinating its population, a Japanese business leader has warned. ....
U.S. Cases Slip; Disney World Eases Mask Rules: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) Average weekly cases fell or were even in all U.S. states and territories except Wyoming, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. businesses from Walt Disney Co.’s theme park in Florida to Walmart Inc. have loosened their mask requirements following new guidance from the CDC on Thursday. Covid has killed more than 1,000 bank employees in India, which has declared banking services essential even as the variant known as B.1.617 ravages the country, a key industry body said. ....
Taiwan Cases Jump; Olympics Like âSuicide Missionâ: Virus Update May 15 2021, 12:15 PM May 15 2021, 3:59 AM May 15 2021, 12:15 PM (Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) Taiwan imposed restrictions on gatherings and ordered entertainment businesses to shutter operations as it raised the alert level in its capital to battle a surge in local Covid-19 infections. Authorities encouraged people to stay at home this weekend as a record 180 new local cases were reported on Saturday. Indoor family and social gatherings in Taipei will be limited to five people, while outdoor ones will be restricted to 10, they said. Holding the Olympics as planned in Tokyo this summer would be like a âsuicide missionâ because Japan has been so late in vaccinating its population, Hiroshi Mikitani, the chief executive of Japanese online retailer Rakuten Group Inc. said in an interview with broadcaster CNN. ....