IOC chief Bach's Japan visit in May postponed due to virus

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's planned visit to Japan in mid-May has been postponed amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections in the country, the organizing committee for this summer's Tokyo Games said Monday.The decision to reschedule Bach's trip was made after the Japanese government last week extended a coronavirus state of emergency covering Tokyo and several other areas until the end of this month amid a fourth wave of infections.The visit is set to be rearranged for June, given that the emergency, which took effect late last month, will be lifted by then, of…READ FULL ARTICLE