Covid-19: G7 leaders back 'complete' Tokyo Olympics 2020, says Shinzo Abe

A fresh domestic poll showed most Japanese believe the Tokyo Olympics Games should be postponed

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Group of Seven leaders had agreed to support a “complete” Olympics, but dodged questions about whether any of the leaders had brought up the possibility of postponement.

His comments come as concerns mount about whether the Games can proceed as planned now that the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic has brought business and social activity in many countries to a standstill and panic to financial markets.

A fresh domestic poll showed most Japanese believe the Games should be postponed.

In a unprecedented meeting with other G7 leaders by videoconference to discuss the coronavirus