Pandemic be damned ... the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go forward, regardless of COVID.
The Veep of the IOC, John Coates, just said the Olympics will be the "games that conquered COVID."
The games will take place next year, and it doesn't mater the state of Japan or the world with respect to coronavirus. The games were postponed in March because of the pandemic ... the first time the Olympics hazve been put on ice other than wartime.
It seems Coates is turning a blind eye to the virus, saying "It will take place with or without COVID.