Applaud, but no cheering: Tokyo Olympics release guidance for fans

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A security official is shown in the nearground with a sign listing COVID-19 safety precautions with several people in roadway behind him and one woman carrying the golden Olympic torch.

Fans planning to watch the gilded Olympic torch pass by on its route through Japan are being asked to avoid cheering and instead only applaud the runners.

The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics announced in a briefing on Thursday new guidelines for fans in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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