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Tokyo Olympics organisers are leaning towards banning spectators from night-time events and large-scale venues, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, amid persistent worries about the spread of COVID-19 just three weeks before the Games.
Polls show a majority of Japanese oppose holding the Olympics given warnings from health experts that it could unleash another wave of infections. The Games are scheduled to start on July 23, after a year's delay due to the pandemic.
The governors of Chiba and Saitama prefectures near Tokyo have already been urging organisers to ban spectators from night-time events in their localities.
Olympics organisers are leaning towards banning fans from attending night events at Games
There are fears that spectators at the Olympics could turn it into a 'super-spreader' event
Their request is being discussed and a decision will be made at five-way talks that will include the Tokyo governor, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the head of Tokyo 2020, Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa told reporters.
The talks will be held on July 8, Kyodo news agency said.
The government is also expected to make a call next week on whether to lift a state of 'quasi-emergency' in Tokyo
