Jill Biden to travel to Tokyo for summer Olympics despite ban on spectators
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The White House announced Tuesday that first lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics, despite a spike in coronavirus cases prompting a recent decision to ban in-person spectators.
Japan's Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa announced last week that the Olympics would be held this year without any spectators due to the rise in coronavirus cases in Tokyo. The announcement came after a state of emergency was issued aimed at containing rising COVID-19 cases. Given the state of emergency announcement, the first lady's office told CNN late last week that it was "still assessing the feasibility of the first lady attending" the Olympics.More Related News