Tokyo Olympics "It is too early to decide whether or not to hold the event" WHO Executive Director

Tokyo Olympics "Presentation is too early" WHO Executive Director March 4 5:54

The World Health Organization Secretary-General Tedros said the Tokyo Olympics, which is concerned about the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus, said, "It is premature to decide now and watch the situation." He expressed his intention to monitor the situation with the International Olympic Committee.

With the spread of the new coronavirus worldwide, there is concern that it will affect the Tokyo Olympics, which will begin in late July.

In a press conference at the headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, WHO Secretary-General Tedros said, "Japan is doing everything possible and hopes that it will break things. IOC Chairman Bach. They agreed to watch the situation, and it was premature to decide, and the situation should be watched. "

He also said that the new coronavirus was different from "SARS", "MERS", and influenza, and that it was less likely to be transmitted than influenza.

On the other hand, they found that infections were more severe than influenza, with a global mortality rate of 3.4%, much higher than less than 1% of influenza.