(ANSA) - ROMA, 22 LUG - epaselect epa09357683 People wearing
face masks stand before trees cut in the shape of the Tokyo 2020
Olympics mascots in Tokyo, Japan, 22 July 2021. Just a day
before the opening ceremony, officials announced 1,979 new
COVID-19 cases in the Japanese capital, the highest figure since
January. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON (ANSA).