Japan does not consider canceling Tokyo Summer Olympics due to the spread of coronavirus.

Contest contagious disease discussion meeting to be held this week.

This was stated by the Minister responsible for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, speaking at a meeting of the budget committee of the lower house of parliament.

According to her, the Organizing Committee does not consider the issue of canceling the competition: “Based on the fact that measures to prevent infectious diseases are extremely important, we are in close contact on this issue with the World Health Organization (WHO). A meeting on the fight against infectious diseases, with the participation of members of the Tokyo organizing committee and other relevant departments, will be held this week, " Hashimoto.

Recall that the Olympics in Tokyo will be held from July 24 to August 9, the Paralympics will last from August 25 to September 6. The statistics of those infected with coronavirus in China reached 17,205, 361 people died.