A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games reut.rs/3tWE2jA 1/5 
The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association representing about 6,000 primary care doctors said hospitals in the Games host city 'have their hands full and have almost no spare capacity' amid a surge in infections 2/5
A jump in infections has stoked alarm amid a shortage of medical staff and hospital beds in some areas of the Japanese capital, promoting the government to extend a third state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures until May 31 3/5
An online petition calling for the Games to be canceled was signed by hundreds of thousands of people. Only about 3.5% of Japan's population of about 126 million has been vaccinated, according to a @ReutersGraphics tracker 4/5
Still, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says Japan can host 'a safe and secure Olympics' while following appropriate COVID-19 containment measures reut.rs/3tWE2jA @slodek reports 5/5
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