Risks on Olympic event due to corona virus are hasty: WHO

The World Health Organization has clarified its opinion about the skepticism arising over the Olympic event due to the corona virus. The organization has made it clear that due to this virus, it is too early to risk or cancel the event on the Olympics. A top official of the World Health Organization (WHO) believes that it is too early to speculate on the risk of the Tokyo Olympics, or the cancellation of events due to the spread of the corona virus in China.

The WHO announced a medical emergency last month in the wake of corona virus infection. The organizers of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympics have repeatedly reiterated that they have no contingency plans for the proposed event from July 24 to August 9.

"The Olympics is far from done in terms of any suggestions on the impact it can have on the event," Michael Ryan, director of the United Nations Emergency Programs, said Tuesday at a press conference at WHO headquarters. We are not present there to take a decision in this regard. The WHO has been in constant contact with the International Olympic Committee after the outbreak of the corona virus. Ryan said, "We don't judge them. We support them in risk assessment. We will work together with them in the coming weeks and months.

It is noteworthy that the death toll in China due to corona virus infection reached near 1,900 on Tuesday. So far more than 72 thousand people have been infected. Due to this transition, many sporting events, including Olympic qualifiers in China, have either been canceled or suspended or have been held elsewhere. China had sent a team of over 400 players in the last Olympics and won 70 medals including 26 gold medalists. Outside China, Japan has been the most affected by the infection.