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ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 2-3, 2021 SPORTS 14 Under new COVID-19 control measures Chelsea advance to Women’s Governor of Osaka wants to cancel Oly torch legs in area Champions League semifi nals TOKYO, April, 1, (AP): The gov- Experts have raised concerns ernor of Osaka prefecture said on about Osaka’s rapid spike and the Thursday that he wants to cancel burden on its medical infrastruc- the torch relay legs going through ture. An international figure skat- Osaka later this month, less than ing event is scheduled in mid- four months before the the open- April in the city of Osaka. ing of the Tokyo Olympics. Japan had 474,773 cases and Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura 9,162 deaths as of Wednesday, said the prefecture is coming according to the health ministry. under new COVID-19 control Osaka reported 599 daily new measures cases Wednesday, surpassing because of Tokyo’s 414. rising case numbers. He said that OLYMPICS will mean people Japan has handled the virus bet- being asked ter than many countries, but not as to stay well as most in Asia. home Dr. Ryuji Wakita, director-gen- except for eral of the National Institute of essential outings. Yoshimura Infectious Diseases who heads a “I think government COVID-19 advisory the torch relay through the middle board, said Wednesday that a new of Osaka should be canceled,” he upsurge has already started in said. parts of the country, including The Olympic torch relay began western and northern Japan. March 25 in northeastern He said infections from new Fukushima prefecture.
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