日: 2021年7月20日

1. Japan’s Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Naruhito will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics unaccompanied by any other member of the imperial family. 2.A member of the Ugandan Olympic team who went missing from a pre-Games training camp has been found in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.
3. German Paralympic gold medalist Markus Rehm’s hopes of taking part in the Tokyo Olympics’ long jump event have been denied by the International Olympic Committee.

1. Protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Prayut Chano-cha step down over the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Thailand reported 11,784 new cases on Monday, setting a new high for the fourth day in a row. 2. Vietnamese authorities are stepping up anti-virus measures as a record 5,926 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Sunday in the country. Vietnam had managed to keep infections under control with strict measures. But the case count has been surging since the end of April with the Delta variant, first detected in India, spreading in the country. 3. The South Korean military says 247 sailors on a navy destroyer deployed on an anti-piracy mission in waters off Somalia have tested positive for the coronavirus. The figure accounts for more than 80 percent of all crew members.