Florida is offering to host the 2021 Summer Olympics amid speculation that Tokyo may withdraw from the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a Monday letter to the International Olympic Committee, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis raised the issue of hosting the Games.
“Today I am writing to encourage you to move the 2021 Olympics from Tokyo, Japan, to the United States of America and more specifically to Florida,” Patronis wrote.
Patronis is considering the growing population of Florida and the introduction of the coronavirus vaccine to make the offer.
‘Unlike other states, the COVID-19 vaccine does not just sit on the shelf, wrapped in bureaucratic government; it is moving fast to protect our communities, ”Patronis wrote.
He also promotes the Republican governor. Ron DeSantis
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Florida currently has the fourth most deaths due to the coronavirus in the United States, while California, which had many coronavirus restrictions, had the second most.
Patronis boasted about Florida’s ability to successfully host NBA and NFL games and UFC events during the pandemic. He described the opening of Disney World, an international tourist attraction, as an incredible model for running a complex organization amid COVID-19. ‘
He added that Florida has the infrastructure, hotels and health care facilities needed to tackle such a major event.
An emergency was called in Japan on January 13 after the country carried out 300,000 cases of coronavirus. Tokyo, where the Olympics would begin in July, has been a major location for cases since the start of the pandemic.
The World Health Organization said Monday that Olympic athletes should not be given preference for the coronavirus vaccine and that it should be stored for the elderly and frontline workers.
“Regardless of the precautions needed, let’s find out and get it done,” Patronis said.