Japan's COVID adviser raps IOC Bach's return to Tokyo as senseless

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser on Wednesday criticized International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach for visiting Tokyo again to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympics, saying it runs counter to "common sense" amid an alarming rise in coronavirus infections."I wonder why he bothered to come. He should be able to judge with normal, common sense," said Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, at a parliamentary committee session.Omi questioned the rationale behind Bach's decision to travel again to Tokyo to take part in events related to the Pa…READ FULL ARTICLE