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Tokyo governor says Olympics spectator ban an option if COVID situation worsens

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike attends a news conference, in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike reiterated on Friday that a ban on spectators for the upcoming Olympics would be an option to consider if the coronavirus situation worsened.

Returning to work after her recent hospitalization from exhaustion, she apologised for being absent as the time for the Games approached.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Andrew Heavens)