As world grapples with pandemic, Tokyo 2020's Twitter account puts on a happy face

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The official Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Games Twitter account offers no...

TOKYO - The official Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Games Twitter account offers no inkling that the novel coronavirus pandemic has threatened the Games - and the account’s cheery tone is prompting sarcastic online replies.

Italy is under a total lockdown amid more than 12,000 infections, but a post showcases the Games’ official mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, conducting a jaunty video tour of Europe. The day Japan ordered schools closed for weeks, the account tweeted rhapsodic praises of spring flowers. “First, the IOC and the Tokyo organizing committee are in denial. They have never had to cancel an Olympics for anything but a world war,” he said.

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