A Japanese doctors' group has urged the cancellation of the already postponed Tokyo Olympics, even as Games organizers reported a surplus of applications from medics to volunteer at the event.
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With fewer than 70 days until the Tokyo Games were set to begin and as Japan battles a surge in infections, public opinion remains strongly opposed to the event going ahead this summer.
But Olympic officials say it can be safely held with Covid-19 countermeasures and point to successful test events, including some featuring overseas athletes.
An association of around 6,000 doctors working in Tokyo said they were "struggling with the fourth wave" of virus cases, calling it the largest so far.
More than 80% of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled or postponed again, according to the latest poll by the Asahi Shimbun daily.
