The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers have insisted both the Olympics and Paralympics will go on as scheduled.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee canceled its media summit for the Tokyo Games on Monday, less than a week before it was supposed to begin, because of fears about the spread of the coronavirus.
The Centers for Disease Control has not taken a stance on whether large events, such as conferences or sporting events, should be canceled in an effort to limit exposure to the novel coronavirus. Instead, organizers should follow the lead of local authorities, said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
“So the decision, for example, in Seattle may look quite different than the decisions being made in a location right now where there’s not community spread,” she added.
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