Olympics 'continuing as planned' but virus halts Japanese football

An aerial view shows an airplane flying near National Stadium in a test of the new flight paths for international passenger aircraft bound for Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Tokyo Olympics organisers said preparations were "continuing as planned" on Tuesday (Feb 25). - Reuters

TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics organisers said preparations were "continuing as planned" on Tuesday (Feb 25) as Japan's football league became the latest sporting victim of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, just five months before the Games.

The J-League added to jitters around the Olympics as it called off domestic football until mid-March, starting with seven cup games scheduled for Wednesday, as fears of a pandemic grow.