Yesterday came reports that the summer Olympics in Tokyo are in danger zone due to the spread of the corona virus. IOC delegate Dick Pound, who previously served as vice chairman of the organization, then said that it only has three months to decide whether the Olympics will be decided as planned or not.

But now the Japanese government states that there is no risk of the sports party being canceled.

"Due to the delegate's comment, the IOC has responded that it is not the official position of the organization and that the IOC is continuing with preparations for the games as planned," the government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference, which the news agency AP quotes.

The Olympic Games will be inaugurated on July 24.