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Tokyo governor vows city’s medical system is ready for Olympic Games

[Photo: Reuters]

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said yesterday that a sufficient number of hospitals combined with a speed-up in the vaccination rollout among the elderly meant the city will be able to hold “safe and secure” Olympics in 10 days.

But Koike, speaking to Reuters in an interview at the Tokyo government headquarters, which has for the last few weeks doubled as a vaccination site, also warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over and the spreading Delta variant remains a risk.

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