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Officials say Olympic safety will not be easy

The heads of the IOC and WHO acknowledged the COVID-19 pandemic makes next year's Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics unpredictable.

,   and  John Heilprin
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Pedestrians reflected in Tokyo ads for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games
Pedestrians reflected in Tokyo ads for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (AN/Masaru Kamikura)

GENEVA (AN) — The heads of the International Olympic Committee and World Health Organization acknowledged on Saturday the COVID-19 pandemic makes next year's Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics unpredictable.

IOC president Thomas Bach and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference that they want the 2020 Summer Games, postponed until 2021, conducted safely for everybody, though they do not yet know how that can be accomplished before an effective global vaccine is developed.

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