Saitama City has decided to cancel public viewing during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

Saitama City was planning to hold a public viewing every day in the hall and meeting room of the "Urawa Community Center" in Urawa Ward during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.



The city was considering reducing the number of people who could participate due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but by gathering in one place and cheering, the flow of people will increase, and gathering and cheering. I decided to stop because the risk of infection was unavoidable.



Saitama City said, "We have carefully considered whether it can be held, but decided to cancel it in consideration of the risk of spreading the infection."