Coronavirus impact: Fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be decided in 4 weeks

A decision on the Olympic Games 2020 may become clear quickly, but probably not sooner than next month

The fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be decided within four weeks, amid concerns surrounding the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, or Covid-19. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday said it would decide whether or not to postpone the Summer Games at some point in the next four weeks. However, it added that cancelling the Games altogether was "not on the agenda”.

Globally, more than 337,553 people have contracted the novel coronavirus and at least 14,654 have died so far.

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