‘US’ travel warning not related to Games’

Japan clarifies that the Americans support the effort to host the mega event

The Japanese government on Tuesday was quick to deny that the United States’ warning for Americans to avoid travelling to Japan would influence the athletes willing to compete in the Tokyo Games. U.S. officials cited a surge in coronavirus cases in Japan caused by virus variants that may put even vaccinated people at risk. They didn’t ban Americans from visiting Japan, but the warnings could affect insurance rates and whether Olympic athletes and other participants decide to join the Games that begin on July 23. The U.S. warning from the Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said: “Because of the current situation in Japan, even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Japan.”