The Tokyo Olympics Will Go Ahead – Just Without The Fans

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The Tokyo Olympics Will Go Ahead – Just Without The Fans

The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead – just without the fans. Games officials made the disappointing decision to bar spectators after a spike in coronavirus cases forced the government to declare a state of emergency in the Japanese capital. Gearoid Reidy is the Senior Editor at Bloomberg News in Tokyo and he joins and told us how bad has the Delta variant become in the Tokyo region and what was the trigger for the Government to make this pretty momentous decision? Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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The Tokyo Olympics Will Go Ahead – Just Without The Fans