Friday, April 2, 2021

Olympic torch relay to be cancelled in Osaka amid virus spike

Officials say a section of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay scheduled to be held in the City of Osaka will be cancelled.


The announcement comes after the prefecture reported 616 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, surpassing Tokyo for a third day.


Phoebe Amoroso reports.


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