Suga says Paralympics spectators to be decided in line with COVID situation

"I do not hold the view that that the Tokyo Olympics is leading to the spread of the virus," he said.

Which is meaningless, bring a professional in a related field to put his name to this declaration and it would have some weight, from him it has absolutely no importance.

Suga's term as the LDP leader expires on Sept 30, while the term of House of Representatives members run out on Oct 21.

Suga is now going down as the worst Prime Minister in Japan next to Abe.

The media referred to Mr. Aso as "the undertaker" of the LDP a dozen years ago, right before the DPJ blowout with Mr. Hatoyama and Mr. Ozawa leading them. If there was a united opposition party this time, the LDP and Mr. Suga would be looking at the same result. Without a strong opposition party, the LDP will lose some seats but probably won't lose its majority (or coalition majority with Komeito). Then Mr. Suga will have to resign and Mr. Kono will probably become the next prime minister.

But to return to the article's topic, OF COURSE there will be no spectators at the Paralympics. The pandemic is worse than it was three weeks ago when they made the final decisions for the Olympics.

Tokyo will descend into full lockdown after the Olympics.

Tokyo will descend into full lockdown after the Olympics.

Not without some shiny new laws to go with the shiny new medals it won't.

Get this fool off the stage NOW, how embarrassing to witness this simpleton!

Suga are you out of your mind?

"Which is meaningless, bring a professional in a related field to put his name to this declaration and it would have some weight, from him it has absolutely no importance."

OK, here you go:

The infections currently being reported were also contracted up to two weeks ago, before the start of the Games, though personnel had begun to arrive.

“I think what is going on in Japan right now is more reflective of the global picture of increased case numbers,” Andrew Nelson, a University of Minnesota pathologist who contributed to a CDC study on the Sturgis motorcycle rally told me in an email. “Related in part to the delta variant and importantly related to rates of vaccination in specific locales.”

https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/22598422/tokyo-olympics-2021-covid-19-cases-japan-delta-variant

Well done Suga. You are the prefect leader to lead Japan.

A less than professional assessment. The SARSCoV-2 pandemic is fluid, within parameters which can be best described as stochastic. It will be an increasing and big, fat problem for the Paralympics. Which should simply be cancelled. Best, rescheduled.

No matter the musings of Andrew Nelson, the pathologist (not immunologist or virologist). Nelson has no particular expertise in assessing the situation in Japan, based on any factual examination or evidence. Nor is he in a position to determine if it is one variant or another or not at all. Let alone the origin of the variant.

As for the incubation period, the median time is 4-5 days, which extends to 14 days. One study reported that 97.5% of people with COVID-19 who have symptoms will do so within 11.5 days of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A spike will be ongoing and fluctuate do to the numbers and it will be random.

Prime minister Suga could have become one of the most successful PM in Japan through his background of being a nobody to his rise to power! But unfortunately this Olympic Games as shown his leadership quality as being weak and bulldozed by IOC. He put the IOC before the life of the Japanese citizens and this was his downfall. Had he been bold for canceling the Olympics, he would have gained the confidence of the majority of being a strong leader. But since this Olympic saga he seemed so distracted and made blunder after blunder the most recent being his speech in Hiroshima! This are all related to his state of mind due to the Olympics!

Pardon the grammatical typos above…lol !

Why have one more olympics?

To make more corporate profits?

Do we not have enough other issues on this planet than to watch the disabled fighting each other?

I confidently expect the Paralympics to be cancelled.

With so much less money at stake, suddenly the dreams and aspirations of the athletes who have dedicated their lives to this shining moment will be scrapped in the suddenly-important name of preventing the spread of the virus.

I hope I am wrong, but just wait and see.

And the government schizophrenia continues.

Seriously more prefectures added to SOE but they are talking about possible spectators.

Why is Sapporo pushing for the next winter games?

So, just waiting for the confirmation its going to be another (very successful) TV event. Looking forward to it, I have really enjoyed the last 2 weeks. Who watched the Relays last night? The 400s should be thrilling tonight too.

Forget about the Paralympics, I'm already looking forward to the Sapporo summer games!!! I just love wasting money!

Pukey2Today  05:04 pm JST

Forget about the Paralympics, I'm already looking forward to the Sapporo summer games!!! I just love wasting money!

Suga's next plan: lobbying to have Japan recognised as a member of the Commonwealth so they can host the eponymous games.

Derek GrebeToday  02:57 pm JST

I confidently expect the Paralympics to be cancelled.

exactly my thought of late..... as I wrote on another thread yesterday:

Aug. 6  05:33 pm JST Posted in: Tropical storm heading for Tokyo as Olympics draw to close  See in context

@buffalo

funny you should say that, because up till 3 or so weeks ago it was always "the Olympics and Paralympics", but suddenly, no mention of the latter.... so..... interesting to see what transpires..... or doesn't....

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Prime-minister suga, please be serious about human lives, Corona virus can happen to you too.

Olympics in 2021.

Majority of predictions of failure, incompetence, and mismanagement are wrong.

Same people now have moved on too, Paralympics

Same tune. Same predictions. Same criticism.

No city really wants to put on the Paralympics. They are a set for this exact reason. This would be a great chance for Japan to get out of holding an event that generates little interest in the holding country or outside.

Just pull the plug Japan before they arrive en mass.