To only 10 weeks from start of the Olympics, continue to create campaigns to suspend the event
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Thursday, October 24
Signatures raised to cancel Tokyo Olympics
More of 350. 000 signatures were delivered to the International Olympic Committee as part of a campaign that seeks to suspend the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, in view of the serious situation facing that country in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Although The Olympics are scheduled to start next 23 of July, the capital of Japan faces one of its worst moments regarding Covid infections – 19.
Besides that, Japan has only immunized 2% of the population , and there is no certainty of increasing that percentage. In fact, the authorities of that country indicated that they will first vaccinate the athletes and then to the rest of the citizens.
A REQUEST TO CANCEL THE GAMES WAS FILED ON FRIDAY TOKYO OLYMPICS WITH MORE THAN 351. 000 FIRMS.
THE PETITION “CANCEL THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO PROTECT OUR LIVES” WAS RELEASED ON MAY 5 BY KENJI UTSUNOMIYA, ATTORNEY AND FORMER CANDIDATE FOR TOKYO GOVERNOR. https://t.co/Ixw2AO4bx3
– Daniel | Photographer in Tokyo🗼 (@dasiansekai) May , 2021
The request, made through the campaign “ Stop the Tokyo Olympics “was written by lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya, who was also a former candidate for governor of the capital. Japanese, said AFP.
“I think The press puts a lot of pressure on the IOC, the International Paralympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the organizing committee “, Utsunomiya said in a press release.
A campaign brought together 350 thousand signatures in favor of canceling the Games Olympic of To kio, city experiencing a health emergency due to the COVID pandemic – 19. # NoticierosTelevisaPlus pic.twitter.com/rbQoJ7db
– Noticieros Televisa (@NTelevisa_com) May 19, 2021
However, the lawyer stated that to achieve the objective If they are taken into account it is necessary to collect tens of millions of signatures.
According Utsunomiya, one of the biggest reasons for concern is that the Olympic Games will divert the medical services that the population needs in the midst of the pandemic, a fact that can lead to the collapse of the health system.
Faced with all this situation, the International Olympic Committee has said that the games will be held with extreme security, since the 15. in a bubble.
Japan has attributed some 11, 000 deaths to Covid – 19, , which is not a bad figure compared to the world average, but it is a bad figure for Asia, where countries such as Taiwan and South Korea have been more successful, AFP noted.
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