Tokyo Olympics D-50: City Assembly Members Call For Delay Or Cancellation

Just 50 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary said that a large chunk of the Games’ volunteers had rescinded their intentions to help host the games.

“The Tokyo 2020 CEO said that around 10,000 out of the roughly 80,000 Olympic volunteers declined to take part in the Games, but since the Games have been simplified and there are volunteers who can register both for the Olympics and the Paralympics, there will be no particular problem in operating the Games.”

This comes as the country has been reporting between three to four thousand cases daily for the past week.

With the number of cases it’s reported that medical infrastructure is being stretched and doctors in Japan say that hosting the event could make the situation worse.

The city government reflected the concerns as the Tokyoites First Party started questioning whether the Games could go as planned.

The Japanese Communist Party and Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in the city’s council have also been calling for a delay or a cancellation of the event.

Until now the Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike has been repeatedly saying the city will do its best to host the events and safely push for the opening of the Games.

However, now the three parties make up 71 of the 127 members allowing this group to pass a resolution against the upcoming event.

Despite the concerned voices as of now the Olympics is to be held on July 23 with the IOC and the Prime Minister continuing to push for the event.