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A Japanese specialist in infectious diseases<\/strong> has said he is \u201cvery pessimistic\u201d about the likelihood of the Tokyo Olympics<\/strong> going ahead next year, unless the Games are “held in a different way, such as with no spectators or in limited numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists in an online briefing on Monday, Kentaro Iwata, a professor at Kobe University Hospital<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the Olympics are likely to be held next year. People will be coming from hundreds of nations … and although\u00a0Japan\u00a0might have the disease under control by next summer, I don\u2019t think that will be the case everywhere.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He spoke as the number of infections approach 11,000, with 236 deaths, reported domestically but the number of cases globally set to past the 2.5 million mark, with more than 165,000 people having lost their lives, more than 40,000 of those now in the United States. The global recovery rate is around 625,000.<\/p>\n

Iwata, who was critical of the Japanese government\u2019s handling of the outbreak aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner\u00a0in February, added:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that sense I am very pessimistic about holding the Games next summer, unless they are held in a different way, such as with no spectators or in limited numbers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)<\/strong> rescheduled the Olympics from a July 21 start this year to a July 23 start in 2021 after facing a wave of calls from athletes, coaches, domestic federations and health experts in March.<\/p>\n

Iwata is not the first expert to question Tokyo\u2019s ability to host the Games from 23 July to 8 August, 2021: Devi Sridhar<\/strong>, chair of global health at the University of Edinburgh, said last week that hosting the event in just over a year\u2019s time would be \u201cvery unrealistic\u201d unless a vaccine became available.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do get a vaccine within the next year then actually I think that (the Olympics) is realistic,\u201d Sridhar told the BBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vaccine will be the game changer – an effective, affordable, available vaccine. If we don\u2019t get a scientific breakthrough then I think that looks very unrealistic.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John Coates<\/strong>, Australian member and the head of the IOC\u2019s coordination commission, told reporters last week that it was still \u201ctoo early to say\u201d if the outbreak could further impact the Olympics, including forcing another delay or banning spectators.<\/p>\n

His comments followed a warning from\u00a0Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto<\/strong>\u00a0that there were no guarantees that the rescheduled Olympic Games will go ahead as planned next year.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Guy Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At the time Japan was pretty much carrying on as normal with four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima<\/strong> telling Swimming World in an exclusive interview<\/a> that he was \u201ca little bit sceptical as to whether people in Tokyo really understand about this virus.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a remote teleconference with reporters, Muto spoke through a translator, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not.\u00a0We\u2019re certainly are not in a position to give you a clear answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMankind should bring together all of its technology and wisdom to work hard so they can development treatments, medicines and vaccines.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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