tokyo 2020 and the tokyo council to prepare for games that will be safe and secure for athletes and spectators. but the i.o.c. stance has come under a welter of criticism both from within and without the organization. canadian i.o.c. member hayley wickenheiser a 4 tame ice hockey gold medalist with canada called it insensitive and irresponsible reigning olympic pool vault champion catarina stephanie of greece said being asked to train every day meant the i.o.c. was risking athletes' health no not just in 4 months time. in tokyo the countdown clock ticks down the seconds till the games but olympic fever is notably absent in a city that has also fallen victim to the coronavirus but here if we say will hold the olympics with fans in the stadiums then without doubt people from all over the world will travel here that increases the risk of death a virus can be unknowingly reintroduced and that worries me a lot watching. others worry about the impact on japan should the games not take place. on or shortly only the games are one thing. what worries me a lot more. is what it would all mean for the eco

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unprecedented challenge in rearranging the tokyo 0lympics and paralympic games next year — after confirming they will take place in summer 2021. the international councilchological challenges — as they continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic. it says its 20 million members need to be properly shielded from the virus — and it's calling for an urgent increase in the supply of personal protective equipment. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. the women and the men on the frontline of this global battle. all over the world, they are putting their lives at risk to protect ours. china was the first country to face the full force of covid—19. south korea followed soon after. health workers have been sending us videos from their clinics from all over the world. translation: when caring for patients we must wear full body protection, two layers of overshoes, gloves, masks, and goggles. in five minutes the whole body is drenched in sweat. it becomes hard to care for patients. the us is the latest country to be hit hard by this pandemic — with more cases now than anywhere else in the world. europe has been at the epicentre of this outbreak

get can certainly council or not i think we're still too early to say but they will definitely be damaged by this call but 19 outbreak journalist michael spann speaking to us from tokyo thank you for your insights thank you. now to some other stories making headlines around the world japan says it is working closely with the u.s. and south korea after north korea fired 2 short range missiles into its eastern sea the launches were the 1st since november and traveled a distance of around 250 kilometers south korea says it is monitoring for additional missile tests. people to judge has ended his campaign for the u.s. democratic presidential nomination the former mayor of south bend indiana had a disappointing performance in south carolina's primary on saturday his decision comes just before super tuesday when 14 states go to the polls in a contest that could produce a clear front front runner. there were scenes of panic at a shopping mall in the philippines where a man has been shot and wounded and about 30 people taken hostage police say the gunman is a disgruntled security guard heavily armed police have entered the building near manila and negotiators are trying to e

women's football team have qualified for the tokyo olympics after a player fixture of a vietnam coronavirus restrictions meant there were no phones at the councilstadium and surely have to kick off the lightsaber you know he's just out there tossing right there around with the still very powerful it was a load of things somewhat in one game but they did find the switch in the end australia going through to tokyo something warm on aggregates whether or not they'll get the chance to actually play the olympics we shall see. ok that is high school says looking for an outcome of my fear of that happening in here just as we can all go home place that. we're actually going to head over to london actually barbara sarah and the team in our european broadcast center will have your next bulletin of news on kimmel's santa maria thanks for joining us. the latest news as it breaks the fostering service in some posts to start from early next year and the corona virus outbreak could put the brakes on the project and slow down construction with details coverage we know the 540 people were killed in the violence and officially 350 people were injured from around