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Recently, as the number of new confirmed cases in Japan reached 5,000 per day, the Japanese government has decided to issue a third emergency in Tokyo and Osaka. In this situation, IOC Chairman Bach said that the Tokyo Olympics have nothing to do with an emergency, and criticism is pouring out.



This is Tokyo's correspondent Yoo Seong-jae.



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Japanese government has decided to issue a third emergency at the Corona Countermeasures Meeting just held.



This is the case in Tokyo, where mutant corona infection is close to 90% of all infected people, Osaka, and neighboring Kyoto and Hyogo, where there are more infections than Tokyo.



The period is from the day after tomorrow (the 25th) to the 11th of the following month, in order to prevent the floating population as much as possible during the holiday period of about a week in the beginning of May.



Large commercial facilities such as restaurants and department stores that sell alcohol are requested to be closed, and Tokyo, in particular, has decided to take steps to avoid outdoor drinking.



[Suga/Japanese Prime Minister: As a short-term intensive measure for the May holiday, this is to implement strong measures to prevent the floating population.] The



situation is serious enough to issue an emergency situation just three months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, International Olympic Committee Bach The chairman's remarks yesterday is also controversial.



[Bach/Chairman of the International Olympic Committee: (Emergency) is a decision in accordance with the Japanese government's corona policy. It has nothing to do with hosting the Olympics.]



On social media, accusations of whether it is necessary to only host the Olympics whether or not the corona spreads in the host country, and the Tokyo Motor Show, which was scheduled for fall due to the corona, was also canceled for the first time, and the prospect of the Olympics is getting darker.



As suspicions have been raised that the decision was made for only two weeks or so because of Chairman Bach's visit to Japan, an arrow of criticism is heading towards the government.



(Video coverage: Han Cheol-min, Video editing: Yun Tae-ho)