As First Week Of Olympics Draws To An End, Tokyo's Coronavirus Rates Soar

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: People cross a street on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga claimed on Thursday that there is no link between the recent surge in the number of coronavirus infections in Japan and the Tokyo Olympics, which is approaching the end of its first week. Tokyo has seen day-on-day record increases in Covid-19 infection rates over the last three days causing concern amongst officials in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)