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'Impossible' to hold Olympics during pandemic, Japan doctors union warns

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mmwkdwMay 14  09:57 pm JST

Politicians live in a different World from Reality - they always have, especially in Japan!

Doctors and Front Line Medical Staff are the actual Modern day Heroes - and should be listened to.

It was that way in America last year by an arrogant hateful dictator stirring up strife. 500000 Americans died from CoVid-19 alone last year, never mind the violence.

Japan, don't be like America. Don't be stupid. Don't ignore your doctors. Postpone the Olympic Games for another year, do it now!

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Politicians live in a different World from Reality - they always have, especially in Japan!

Doctors and Front Line Medical Staff are the actual Modern day Heroes - and should be listened to.

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Thank you for speaking up

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We all know what's going to happen but money really talks - even if it says 'death'.

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The current state of affairs that is currently shaping Japan fomented by a corrupt and inept government will continue until action is taken and that is not forthcoming...

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Listen to the "medical" experts.

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first all all the Tokyo olympics sponsors and the government are selfish.. the first thing they had to do is each company could donate a small perctange of money to speed up the vaccination, they want to milk the cows they didnt fed...all are joke and selfish.. Please government , state of emergency wont help, just speed up your things because people are not dieing of corona now but stress , they are fed up though they are mannered

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Listen to what the doctors say? Do ya think they got their medical degrees by practicing astrology?

kohakuebisuToday  08:52 am JST

Japanese is often an ambiguous language, but "impossible" is about as unambiguous as it gets. Cancel the Games now!

Yes. Call them off!

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Japanese is often an ambiguous language, but "impossible" is about as unambiguous as it gets. Cancel the Games now!

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But organizers say they can safely hold the Games thanks to virus countermeasures and point to a string of successful recent test events, including some featuring overseas athletes

once the games are held and the virus surges the organizers will bow and apologize and promise to study the situation as to why the games were not held without an increase in infections.

Lip service and bows, the rich will get richer and the country will see a surge like no other. And if we get the indian strain we are up poop creek without a paddle.

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At ANY cost.” -

"We can't deny the danger that many kinds of new virus variants will bring to Tokyo from around the world,"-

Might as well be yelling at a stone wall.

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