Tokyo Olympics organisers say Games will go on Tokyo: Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers said on Thursday the Games would u201c go ahead as plannedu201d, slamming misinformation over the new coronavirus for triggering panic.
CEO Toshiro Muto revealed that organisers have set up a task force to combat the fast- spreading disease that has killed over 560 people and infected at least 28,000, but promised that the Games would be not derailed from their July 24 start date. u201c The Olympics will go ahead as planned,u201d he told reporters.