Koji Wada

"We may have more information about the risk of infection and the risk of severity of getting the (COVID-19) virus, so we can prepare. So we can have some precautions for infection control ... but I hope we can conduct the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled."

"The (COVID-19) outbreak will probably continue for at least several more months. It would be best that the national government comes up with a plan that accounts for the long-term issues."