Is the Tokyo olympic games in danger of the virus as well?

As of February 5, 2020, there are 170 days left until the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympic games and people are concerned about how the spread of the coronavirus threatens this event. Games organizers currently are insisting that there are no plans to change the games in any way, however, the looming threat of the coronavirus not being too far away and a massive global sporting event being close is reasonable cause for concern. Chief executive of the Olympic organizing committee, Muto, is worried about the virus and hoping it will be stamped out early. Only time can tell how much worse the virus outbreak will get and how it will affect the games. Already there have been 4.5 million tickets sold and up to 7.5 million available for the games.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/05/tokyo-olympics-chief-says-coronavirus-could-disrupt-games

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