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Residents wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus line up to receive booster shots against COVID-19 at a vaccination site near a residential area in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. China's capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Beijing offering COVID-19 boosters, 4 months before Olympics

Oct. 21, 2021 11:59 PM EDT

Residents wearing masks wait at a bus stop in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China keeps virus at bay at high cost ahead of Olympics

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Sep. 21, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

A woman wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks under the scorching sun Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan leader's medical adviser urges tougher virus measures

By Mari Yamaguchi Aug. 12, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

FILE - Britain's Johanna Konta plays a shot against Cori Gauff in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, in this Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, file photo. Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Johanna Konta returned to competition Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, after a two-month absence during which she caught COVID-19 and dealt with what she called “a massive range of symptoms.” “Definitely the worst illness I've experienced for a very long time,” Konta said in an interview with The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
French Open Women Singles

Aug. 10, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

FILE - Britain's Johanna Konta plays a shot against Cori Gauff in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, in this Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, file photo. Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Johanna Konta returned to competition Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, after a two-month absence during which she caught COVID-19 and dealt with what she called “a massive range of symptoms.” “Definitely the worst illness I've experienced for a very long time,” Konta said in an interview with The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
British tennis pro Konta: 'massive range' of COVID symptoms

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 10, 2021 03:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2021, file photo, Coco Gauff, of the United States, celebrates after winning a point against China's Qiang Wang during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France. The teen tennis sensation said Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, that she was supposed to get her first vaccine shot the same week she got COVID-19, which forced her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics and has left her without her sense of smell. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
French Open Women Singles

Aug. 05, 2021 07:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2021, file photo, Coco Gauff, of the United States, celebrates after winning a point against China's Qiang Wang during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France. The teen tennis sensation said Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, that she was supposed to get her first vaccine shot the same week she got COVID-19, which forced her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics and has left her without her sense of smell. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Coco Gauff lost sense of smell from COVID; waiting for shot

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 05, 2021 07:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2021, file photo, a visitor receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Tokyo Vaccination Center at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. In a new government policy that was debated in parliament on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, coronavirus patients with moderate symptoms will isolate at home instead of in hospitals, as new cases surge in Tokyo to record levels during the Olympic Games. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan to limit hospital care as COVID-19 cases hit new high

By Mari Yamaguchi Aug. 04, 2021 05:51 AM EDT

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk across a shopping alley near Ueno Station in Tokyo Friday, July 30, 2021. Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighboring areas and the western city of Osaka on Friday in the wake of a record-breaking surge in infections while the capital hosts the Olympics. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)
Japan to widen virus emergency after record spike amid Games

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 30, 2021 03:06 AM EDT

Fiji players huddle up on the pitch after winning their men's rugby sevens gold medal match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
COVID-hit Fiji celebrates Olympic rugby sevens gold

By Steve Mcmorran Jul. 28, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Member's of Fiji's team and staff hold a national flag, as they pose with their gold medals in men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Fiji beats New Zealand to clinch back-to-back Olympic titles

By John Pye Jul. 27, 2021 11:38 PM EDT

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street in Tokyo Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 27, 2021 08:29 AM EDT

Associated Press Golf Writer Doug Ferguson was required to sign this form stating that he was denied entry upon landing at Haneda Airport to cover the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. Ferguson's second of two COVID-19 tests required for entry in to Tokyo was 39 minutes early, resulting in a flight to Seattle for another test and then back to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson)
VIRUS DIARY: A really, really, REALLY long Olympic journey

By Doug Ferguson Jul. 26, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

A flypast with Olympic-colored smoke by Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse team passes over the Tokyo Metropolitan Government complex during the final torch relay event for the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)
In venue fit for head of state, Japan PM seeks Pfizer doses

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 23, 2021 02:20 AM EDT

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing face masks pose for a photo at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 22, 2021 06:27 AM EDT

In this June 21, 2021, file photo, a resident receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot at their office in Tokyo. Tokyo's COVID-19 infections surged to a six-month high Wednesday, July 21, 2021, with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Tokyo virus cases hit 6-month high 2 days before Games open

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 21, 2021 05:50 AM EDT

People wearing face masks walk across an intersection in Tokyo on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Cases surge to 6-month high in Tokyo a week before Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 15, 2021 06:07 AM EDT

People wearing face masks chat before parting at a train station in Tokyo, Friday, July 9, 2021. A state of emergency began Monday, July 12, 2021, in Tokyo, as the number of new cases is climbing fast and hospital beds are starting to fill just 11 days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Explainer: How will the virus emergency affect the Olympics?

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 12, 2021 04:38 AM EDT

People wearing face masks walk past the Olympics Rings statue in Tokyo, Thursday, July 8, 2021. Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency starting next week and lasting through the Olympics, with COVID-19 cases surging and feared to multiply during the Games. (Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 07, 2021 10:42 PM EDT

Ireland's athletes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games arrive at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Thursday, July 1, 2021. The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan. The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even if stadiums and arenas reduce the number of spectators.(Kyodo News via AP)
As Tokyo Olympics approach, virus worries rise in Japan

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 06, 2021 12:01 AM EDT