The Olympics-size risk of COVID-19
Feb 21, 2020
3 minutes
By Charlie Campbell
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID MAREUIL
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With reporting by
SEAN GREGORY/NEW YORK
and
MAYAKO SHIBATA/TOKYO
IN A PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FEATURING Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, as well as fans of different nationalities, the organizing committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games revealed on Feb. 17 the event’s official motto: “United by emotion.”
Yet if there’s one emotion linking the world today, it might be fear. The COVID-19 outbreak shows little sign of weakening. As of Feb. 19, the disease has infected more than 75,000,
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