Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo
Olympic organisers held a flame unveiling ceremony in Tokyo, celebrating the arrival of the Olympic flame in the city. The event came a day after the government put Tokyo under a Covid-19 state of emergency because of rising new infections and the highly contagious Delta variant.
The event came a day after the government put Tokyo under a Covid-19 state of emergency because of rising new infections and the highly contagious Delta variant.
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