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"Abe has been criticized for not having already declared an emergency -- a hesitance thought by many to stem from a strong desire to hold the Olympics this summer in Tokyo as originally planned. The International Olympic Committee decided in late March to postpone the games to 2021 after consulting with the prime minister and others."
This has been obvious from the beginning. What a waste of 3 months of downplaying the virus for something that was inevitably going to be rescheduled. What athletes/tourists would've even shown up if it wasn't postponed by the IOC? I mean that's just basic common sense, no?
Agreed...many of us been saying this since around Page 25 of this thrd