No booze for you! New COVID-19 restrictions enacted in Tokyo ahead of the Summer Olympics

They’re worried about an increase in cases during the Olympics:

Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games. https://t.co/KBRm7MA3PM

— Denver Post Sports (@DPostSports) July 8, 2021

This means “tougher restrictions in the Tokyo area, including having restaurants and bars suspend serving alcohol”:

BREAKING: Sources say the state of emergency will be in place through Aug. 22, and introduce tougher restrictions in the Tokyo area, including having restaurants and bars suspend serving alcohol. https://t.co/NLCRfrHn5s

— The Japan Times (@japantimes) July 7, 2021

The games aren’t canceled. . .

Japan declares state of emergency to last during Olympics, no plans to cancel the games https://t.co/ACZbSSG4oM

— masslivenews (@masslivenews) July 8, 2021

. . .but it’s likely that spectators won’t be allowed:

A fourth emergency likely ends the possibility of spectators at the Olympic Games in venues in Tokyo and surrounding Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa prefectures https://t.co/WfgK8NyeST

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) July 8, 2021

They’ve already banned international spectators:

Japan declares COVID emergency in Tokyo, mulls fan-free #Olympics .
Organisers have banned overseas spectators & have set a cap on domestic fans at 50 percent of capacity, to a maximum of 10,000 people.#
Restrictions from July 12th To August 22nd. #Japan https://t.co/RwFCn9zTnZ

— Saqib Ul Islam (@SaqibIslam) July 8, 2021

Sigh. They could have moved them to Florida when they had the chance.

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