In Tokyo, a growing sense of angst over virus-hit Games

FILE PHOTO: FILE PICTURE: A man wearing a face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks in front of giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - For weeks, Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed.

"Cancellation or delay of the Games would be unacceptable for the athletes," Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said recently.