Tokyo 2020 says to hold COVID-19 roundtable on April 30

[April 26, 2021]    (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee said on Monday it will convene a roundtable with medical experts on Friday to discuss its COVID-19 measures.

The roundtable will be made up of six experts and will meet regularly to discuss specific measures to hold a safe and secure Games, the organisation said.

President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Seiko Hashimoto, delivers her opening remarks during a presentation on the Olympic Charter and Gender Equality next to Tokyo 2020 Executive Board member and speaker Kyoko Raita and Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Toshiro Muto, in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2021. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Mari Saito; editing by Ritsuko Ando)

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