Olympic flame lighting ceremony to be held under virus lockdown

Wed, Mar 11, 2020 - 10:05 AM

Coronavirus fears and a local outbreak of the deadly disease are forcing authorities to take unprecedented measures at Thursday's Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

PHOTO: REUTERS

[OLYMPIA, Greece] Coronavirus fears and a local outbreak of the deadly disease are forcing authorities to take unprecedented measures at Thursday's Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

After dozens of people tested positive for Covid-19 in the broader western...

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