Tokyo Olympic torch relay not to run on Matsuyama roads due to virus

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will not run on public roads in the western Japan city of Matsuyama next week due to concern over the strain on the medical system as COVID-19 cases creep up again in many parts of the country, organizers said Wednesday.Following a request from the planning committee of the two-day leg in Ehime Prefecture, the Tokyo Games organizing body made the decision and said that a lighting ceremony will be held at a park in the city on April 21 instead, but with no spectators.It is the second area in Japan where the relay on public roads has been canceled after Osaka, a …READ FULL ARTICLE