TOKYO (Reuters) - The 2020 Paralympic Games will kick off in Tokyo with the opening ceremony on Tuesday as Japan struggles with its worst COVID-19 outbreak so far, record daily cases and an overwhelmed medical system.

The organisers admitted last week that the Paralympics will be held under "very difficult" circumstances https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/organisers-say-situation-very-difficult-hospitals-stretched-by-covid-cases-2021-08-20 as Japan's health situation has worsened since the Olympic Games ended on Aug. 8 and hospitals in the host city are filled to capacity.