Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee: Unable to know whether Mingxia can control the outbreak Bach cancels visit to Japan in May this year

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 10 (Reporter Ji Ye Wang Zijiang) CEO of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Toshihiro Muto said at an online press conference on the 10th that due to the impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the International Olympic Committee Chairman Bach canceled the original The visit to Japan in May this year and the organizing committee could not know whether the epidemic could be controlled before next summer.

On February 14 this year, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee Tokyo Olympic Games Coordination Committee, John Coates, revealed that Bach will go to Hiroshima, a Japanese city, to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay on May 18, to lay a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the atomic bombing and visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall. After the Tokyo Olympic Games announced an extension, Bach still said on March 24 that it would visit Japan on the original date.

However, with the spread of the epidemic around the world, Toshio Muto said that Bach ’s trip to Japan was cancelled, and it is still unknown when Bach will visit Japan again.

Muto Toro also responded to the question of whether the Tokyo Olympics can be held as scheduled next year. He said: "I do n’t think anyone can explain whether the epidemic can be controlled before July. We certainly cannot give you a clear answer. We have decided to postpone The Olympics are held in one year, so this means that all we have to do is to prepare for the competition. We sincerely hope that humanity can overcome the new crest virus crisis next year. "

When asked if there are alternatives, Muto Minuro said: "We should go all out and not consider alternatives. Humans should combine all their technology and wisdom and work hard so that they can develop treatments, Medicines and vaccines. "

In addition, the originally planned meeting of the International Olympic Committee Tokyo Olympic Coordinating Committee and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee was changed from a field visit to an online meeting.

Muto Minrou said that they are communicating with all parties and "strongly hope" that the competition venues and schedule for the Tokyo Olympics next year can be pushed forward as planned.

In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency statement on the 7th. All employees of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee also started working from home on the 8th. Muto Toshiro said: "Nobody in the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee is infected with the new coronavirus."

The headquarters of the Tokyo Olympic Committee will expire after this fall, which means they will need to find a new office.