WHO head says COVID risk cannot be zero at Tokyo Olympics

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday it is not possible to reduce the risk of coronavirus to zero at the Tokyo Olympics, which will open later this week, and the success of the games should be judged on how well infection cases are handled.As uncertainty remains over whether the Olympics can be held safely, Chile's national Olympic committee said a taekwondo athlete will withdraw after testing positive. It is the first known time an athlete has cited a COVID infection as a reason for pulling out of the games after arriving in Japan.Giving a speech at a meeting of the Int…READ FULL ARTICLE