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Organizers of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday sought to dispel confusion over whether the Games would proceed as scheduled, after a member of the local organizing committee said he would recommend a postponement of the event because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Yoshihiro Mori, the chairman of the organizing committee, held a news conference Wednesday to reiterate the position of local organizers and the International Olympic Committee that the Games remained on track to open in late July.
“Our basic stance is to proceed with our preparation and to hold a safe Olympics,” Mr.