Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, says Japan's PM Shinzo Abe

BBC.com ^ | 3/14/20 | BBC

[NormsRevenge]

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned in July, despite coronavirus concerns resulting in the postponement of sporting events.

Abe added the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would have the final decision whether Tokyo 2020 goes ahead.

"We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned," Abe said.

Japan has had more than 1,400 cases and 28 deaths resulting from coronavirus.

The Tokyo Games is expected to cost about 1.35 trillion yen (£10.26bn) ..

[politicket]

Japan has had more than 1,400 cases and 28 deaths resulting from coronavirus.

I'm showing Japan currently has 804 cases and 22 deaths.

Where are they getting their statistics?

[RomanSoldier19]

[RomanSoldier19]

Then why is it in Brasil, Africa, rest of South America

[chajin]

Ain’t it embarrassing to see red-blooded Americans cowering in fear, pissing their pants, and then to be shown up by our one-time enemy, who exhibits backbone?

To be fair, Japan has been sheltering in place since the end of February, and cancelling its own sports events: the Sumo tournament is being held without an audience, and their high school baseball tourney, as big there as college football championships here, has been cancelled.

Abe is betting that the backside of the curve will be behind them by July. Whether the rest of the world is willing to quit its virtue signaling and join in is a separate issue.

[Alberta's Child]

Cool. Anyone who wins a gold medal and then tests positive for COVID-19 should get a second gold medal. :-P

[caltaxed]

The peak months of U.S. viral flu transmission (which this virus will follow as well as it’s primary spread is aerosolization through coughing) are December through March. This is because the survival of viruses in water droplets falls off the map when the temps heat up. Note that in the 36 years we have never had a flu peak in April or May. The graph for other viruses looks similar.

Hence, while the spread of the virus may well be somewhat contained by testing and quarantine which is unprecedented in the US at this scale, mother nature will be the rate-limiting step in the U.S. pandemic math since warmer weather reduces viral spread.

Frm Chris Centro MD's Web Page

[willk]

“Coronavirus won’t survive summer temperatures. Global Warming will help us kick this thing.”

I think that is what Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe is betting on (the summer temperatures).