TOKYO: The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers start three days of virtual meetings on Wednesday and will run into some of the strongest medical-community opposition so far with the games set to open in just over eight weeks.

The meetings are headed by IOC Vice President John Coates, who will attempt to again assure the Japanese population the games will be “safe and secure.”

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