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Olympics are this summer, could be at risk if it hasn't been contained by then, especially given the proximity of Japan to China/mainland asia.
by creaghpatr 7y ago
Olympics are this summer, could be at risk if it hasn't been contained by then, especially given the proximity of Japan to China/mainland asia.
- echelon 7y agoCould the Olympics be postponed a year? There's no president for this, but if the disease can't be contained, it seems prudent. I was planning on visiting Japan this summer. Now I'm somewhat hesitant to do any travel.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoI assume you mean precedent, and there is something of a precedent with the 1940 Summer Olympics.
- n0rbwah 7y agoThe 1940 Summer Olympics was cancelled, not postponed.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoThey were rescheduled (and relocated to Helsinki) first, so the Olympics have been rescheduled before. (On re-reading about it I now realise they were pre-poned, not post-poned, though!) And yes, they were subsequently canceled.
- baxtr 7y agoSummer is not a good time for a virus since the don’t survive Heath and the sun so well.
- topmonk 7y agoGiven the number of cases in Singapore, this may not be the case for this virus.
- ValentineC 7y agoPlenty of Singapore buildings have A/C. Some of the clusters so far include two churches, one Chinese medical store, and Grand Hyatt Singapore.
- biolurker1 7y agoIt would only take a few super spreaders during the Olympics to start a true pandemic
- needle0 7y agoSo far they say they're "not being considered", which is quite worrying if that means they're not even planning ahead to it as a possible outcome. I sure hope they make the right decision if it becomes necessary, instead of forcing through due to being too preoccupied with national/personal pride. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/canceling-tokyo-olympics-not-being-considered-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-say-organizers/ar-BBZXnJu https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/canceling-tokyo...