Organizers for the 2020 Summer Olympics said preparations for the upcoming event in Tokyo are 'continuing as planned,' despite rumors swirling that the games could be canceled or postponed due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
When asked about the speculation, the press office for the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee told ABC News that they"have never discussed canceling the Games."
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, are seen in front of the Giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 27, 2020.The newly identified virus, known officially as COVID-19, emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan back in December and has since spread to dozens of other countries, including Japan.
"Tokyo 2020 will continue to collaborate with all relevant organizations which carefully monitor any incidence of infectious diseases," the organizing committee's press office said in its statement Monday,"and we will review any countermeasures that may be necessary with all relevant organizations." For weeks, there's been speculation that the viral outbreak could disrupt the Tokyo Olympics, which is slated to start on July 24.were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896, the international sporting event has only been canceled during times of war. The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place as scheduled despite an outbreak of the Zika virus.
"In and around that time, I'd say folks are going to have to ask: 'Is this under sufficient control that we can be confident about going to Tokyo or not?'" Pound said in an exclusive interview last week."All indications are at this stage that it will be business as usual."
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