After quite a few speculations since the outbreak of the Corona virus, the International Olympic Committee reports that there is a real fear that the Olympic Games will not take place • Dick Pound, a member of the board of directors: "We will wait for solid facts to make our decisions possible"

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The hysteria continues. The corona virus that spreads around the world continues to stir. Today (Tuesday) for the first time since the deadly virus outbreak, the International Olympic Committee acknowledges that there is a real concern about the Japanese Olympic Games that are scheduled to take place this summer.

Dick Pound, an Olympic committee member, said in an interview today: "Deciding whether to cancel or leave the games is very big and unimportant and you can't go on and make decisions until there are solid facts on which to base those decisions." Pound also said a final decision would be made if and only in May.

Pound added: "Right now, the committee is not calling for the cancellation or rejection of the Olympic Games, they are not just rejecting something of that magnitude. There are so many things involved that it is impossible to just say 'move it to October'. Moving this event elsewhere is difficult Because there are very few places that can set up facilities in such a short time. "