“The Olympic ceremony of touching the flame will be held without spectators. Only 100 people who are accredited by the International Olympic Committee and the organizing committee of the Games in Tokyo will take part in it. We urge the heads of cities through which the Olympic flame will pass to follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Organization, ”TASS quoted the statement of the National Olympic Committee of Greece.
The ceremony is scheduled for March 12. She will also be closed to journalists.
Earlier it was reported that the ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame in Greece will be held as usual.