95% of Paralympic programs in Japan affected by COVID-19 spike

A recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Japan has forced 95 percent of the country's cities and towns planning to host exchange programs with Tokyo Paralympic athletes to cancel the projects or change their formats, a Kyodo News survey showed Thursday.Of the 101 local governments that applied for a Cabinet Secretariat-sponsored initiative aimed at promoting social inclusiveness, 36 percent have scrapped their events, while 59 percent have decided to go online or use other means of communication, according to the survey.Only 2 percent of the local governments have decided to go ahead with their …READ FULL ARTICLE