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Coronavirus conversations: Japan and the Olympics

Is it a good idea to host the Tokyo games next July?

The head of the International Olympics Committee has said he is "very confident" that spectators will be able to attend the Tokyo Olympic Games next year but coronavirus cases are currently on the rise in the country for the third time. We'll hear from three people in Japan about how attitudes towards the virus differ between city and rural areas, and how they feel the prospect of the Olympics happening there next July.

Also, US President Donald Trump has invited senior Republicans from Michigan to meet him in Washington, as he continues legal efforts to challenge his defeat in the presidential election. We’ll speak to reporters in Michigan and Washington DC to explain what Trump's latest move tells us about his changing approach to the election result.

And, we are returning to frontline health workers around the world to hear how they have been coping throughout the pandemic. Today we go to India, which has the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world. We'll hear from a doctor who has been working in a hospital in the capital Delhi.

(Photo: Olympic rings with the Japanese national flag at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, 29 June 2020. Credit: European Photopress Agency)

53 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 Nov 2020 17:06GMT

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  • Fri 20 Nov 2020 17:06GMT

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