At least 14 advertisers and sponsors of the Tokyo Olympics announced their withdrawal from supporting the competitions.
According to Arab Net, Japan had declared a new state of emergency in Tokyo, which will continue throughout the Olympics period, likely to be held without an audience.
In another context, the delta mutant is expected to become the dominant Covid strain in the United States, which raises fears of an increase in the speed of spread in areas where the vaccination rate has not reached high levels.
In turn, France has warned that the growth of the delta mutated could stimulate a rapid fourth wave of the virus.