The Corona pandemic has had an impact on every region of the country. Meanwhile, the Olympic Flame was to be lit a month ago at the National Stadium in Tokyo, but now it will be organized in a museum. The Olympic Flamereached Japan from Greece in March, but it was not open to the public, as the Olympics were canceled until the following year due to the Corona pandemic.
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori and Japan Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita unveiled the Flameat an event on Monday. From Tuesday, it will now be organized in Japan Olympic Museum for at least 2 months. Audiences can visit this museum only by following certain rules, which is present near the new stadium. Many rules will be implemented.
On the other hand, the country has recorded more than 78 thousand cases of corona virus for the second consecutive day. With this, the total number of patients has crossed 36 lakh. According to the data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Monday (31 August 2020), 78 thousand 512 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours and 971 people have died. During this period, 60 thousand 868 patients were cured and eight lakh 46 thousand 278 sample tests were done. In view of the increasing cases, it will be mandatory to strictly follow the rules in the Olympic Flame Relay.
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