Tag: COVID-19
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Tokyo Olympics Sponsor Says Games Should Be Canceled | KARE 11
Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games set to open in less than two months.
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Employee and Chlorine Shortage Making Pool Season Difficult | 41 Action News
Cities and counties are getting their pools summer-ready, as many prepare to open up over Memorial Day weekend. “Both of our facilities are opening this summer, which is a huge difference from last year.” Sean Keenan, City of Shawnee Aquatics Program Manager said. The City of Shawnee is preparing its two public pools to open…
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Pools Struggle to Hire Lifeguards | WFMY News 2
Triad pools are getting ready to open for the summer as COVID-19 restrictions ease, but there may still be changes due to staff shortages.
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3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Discusses Concerns About COVID-19 in Pools
A recent survey found that 70 percent of American’s are planning to take a swim this summer, up from 52 percent last year, but that is leading to some concerns about COVID-19 at public pools. “There is no evidence that COVID spreads in pool water,†said Rowdy Gaines. “In fact, it’s just the opposite. This…
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Japan’s Top COVID Adviser Says Fate of Olympics Needs Scrutiny
The organizers of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics must decide whether to go ahead with the games after scrutinizing the impact they may have on Japan’s medical system, the country’s top government COVID-19 adviser said Friday. The call from Shigeru Omi, an infectious disease expert who heads a government subcommittee on the coronavirus, came as another…
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EuroGames 2021 in Copenhagen Is Going Ahead
Host of EuroGames 2021, Pan Idræt Copenhagen, says sports events are going ahead despite cancellation of the WorldPride Parade Pan Idræt, the host of the sports events known collectively as EuroGames 2021, which are part of Copenhagen 2021 together with WorldPride, is still going full speed ahead with the 29 different sports tournaments to be…
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Tokyo Doctors Call for Cancellation of Olympic Games Due to COVID-19
A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games. The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association representing about 6,000 primary care doctors said hospitals in the Games…
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Japan’s Rakuten chief calls Tokyo Olympics a ‘suicide mission’
Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, speaks to CNN’s Selina Wang exclusively that it’s a “suicide mission” to be hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year – the opening ceremony for which is set for July 23.