TOKYO – The growing availability of coronavirus vaccines is a “ray of hope” for hosting the Olympics next summer, Tokyo Gov.
Yuriko Koike said Monday as Japan struggles with a new surge in infections.As host city, Tokyo will do “whatever it takes” to successfully achieve the games, which were postponed for a year until next July because of the pandemic, Koike said in an interview with The Associated Press.“A few vaccines are now being distributed and are actually being used.
It's a ray of hope," she said, citing the beginning of vaccinations last week in Britain and the distribution of vaccines starting this week in the United States.“I expect this will also become a ray of hope for the Olympics and Paralympics," Koike said.