Paralympic: Flame arrives in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening

Paralympic: Flame arrives in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening

The Straits Times - Sports·2021-08-20 19:02

TOKYO (AFP) - The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday (Aug 20) as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just four days before the Games begin.

Japan's daily infections topped 25,000 for the first time on Thursday, with the number of severe cases also higher than ever as the nation battles a fifth wave driven by the more contagious Delta variant.

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