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The Japanese flag flies next to an altar with the Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, inside the Panathenian stadium, in Athens, Sunday, March 15, 2020. The Panathenian Stadium will be closed to the spectators on Thursday, March 19 during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

The Japanese flag flies next to an altar with the Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, inside the Panathenian stadium, in Athens, Sunday, March 15, 2020. The Panathenian Stadium will be closed to the spectators on Thursday, March 19 during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organi…

March 16, 2020

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Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens to be closed
March 16, 2020 7:19 a.m.

Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens to be closed

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo Games will take place without spectators in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Greek Olympic committee said Monday.