Olympics must go ahead as symbol of fighting COVID-19: Tokyo governor 

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Monday that the Olympics must go ahead next year as a symbol of world unity in overcoming the novel coronavirus, even though Tokyo has seen steady spikes in cases.

The 2020 Olympics were scheduled to start this month but were postponed by a year because of the coronavirus.

Koike has pledged to win public support for the Games, although a media survey showed a majority think they should be canceled or postponed again.

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