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digital forehead thermometer, Elite runners start the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The race was scaled back as part of Japan's efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus. (Kyodo News via AP) Runners who passed through central Tokyo mostly saw the same thing: empty stretches of sidewalk. Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese, right in second row, races with other runners on his way to winning the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) According to the Wall Street Journal's Alastair Gale, race staff for the marathon held up signs at train station exits along the course that read: “Please refrain from coming to watch.”
digital forehead thermometer - Spectators who did show up were seen wearing masks as runners passed. CORONAVIRUS KILLS BRITISH DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE PASSENGER, REPORTS SAY The marathon wasn't the only major event to be held in the country this weekend with few or no people watching. The Chiba Lotte Marines hosted the Rakuten Eagles with no spectators in the stands at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday, one of six preseason baseball games played at empty stadiums. Japan's professional baseball league said Thursday it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
digital forehead thermometer, Tokyo Olympics organizers and the IOC have repeatedly said the Games will go ahead as scheduled and that they are following the advice of the World Health Organization. The Olympics are expecdtded to draw 11,000 athletes from around the globe, followed by the Paralympics beginning Aug. 25 with 4,000 athletes. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday announced a 270 billion yen ($2.5 billion) emergency economic package to help fight the coronavirus.
digital forehead thermometer - Outbreak keeping people away from airports; Fox Biz Flash: 2/28. Abe said at a news conference that Japan is at a critical juncture that could determine whether the country can keep the outbreak under control ahead of the Olympics. Abe, whose announcement this past week of a plan to close all schools for more than a month through the end of the Japanese academic year sparked public criticism, said the emergency package includes financial support for parents and their employers affected by the closures.
digital forehead thermometer - “Frankly speaking, this battle cannot be won solely by the efforts of the government,” Abe said. “We cannot do it without understanding and cooperation from every one of you, including medical institutions, families, companies and local governments.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.