Tokyo takes part of Olympic torch relay off roads due to COVID-19

The Olympic torch relay due to begin next week in Tokyo will mostly be taken off public roads in the first eight days as part of precautions against the spread of the coronavirus, the metropolitan government said Tuesday, in another setback to the host city's efforts to build momentum before the global sporting showpiece.Amid signs of a rebound in COVID-19 infections, organizers will not hold the relay on the roads of Tokyo, excluding its small island areas, between July 9 and 16, the metropolitan government said, adding it will decide on the format for the second half of the event in the n…READ FULL ARTICLE