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U.S. Issues “Do Not Travel” Advisory To Japan Amid Covid-19 Increase; NBCUniversal Continues Plans For Olympics Coverage

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The U.S. State Department on Monday issued a “do not travel” warning to Japan amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, raising questions about the ability of the country to host the Olympics this summer.The Summer Games, already postponed from last year, are a central part of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal’s strategy for the summer and the coming season, as the media giant just last week pitched an elaborate schedule of coverage across network platforms as part of the advertising upfront presentation.

Following the State Department advisory, a spokesperson for NBC Sports said that plans had not changed.The U.S. Olympic Committee has not yet commented on how the advisory will affect plans for athletes to attend the Games, scheduled to begin on July 23,

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