TOKYO -- The Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at venues in the capital and three surrounding prefectures, the organizing committee announced Thursday, as the city enters a fourth state of emergency after a surge in COVID-19 infections.
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Stands at the National Stadium in Tokyo will be empty during the Olympics. © Reuters
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