Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that the COVID-19 situation will be considered when a five-party meeting involving organizers and his government decides whether to hold the Paralympics with or without spectators.
The central government, the Tokyo government, organizing committee, the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee will meet after the Olympics end on Sunday to make the decision. The Paralympics is scheduled to begin Aug. 24, at a time when the city hosting it will still be under a state of emergency.
The Olympics has been held mostly without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic.