Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics amid Covid-19

Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday, citing officials with knowledge of the matter.
 

The Tokyo 2020 games organising committee said in response that a decision would be made by the end of March.
 

The Olympics, postponed by a year because of the pandemic, are scheduled for July 23 to Aug. 8 and the Paralympics from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.
 

Kyodo said the government had concluded that welcoming fans from abroad would not be possible given public concern about the