OVERSEAS FANS NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND OLYMPICS 東京五輪・パラ 海外観客を断念

Top officials responsible for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say overseas spectators won't be allowed to attend the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(Hashimoto Seiko / Tokyo 2020 President)
"Countries around the world, including Japan, are strictly restricting cross-border travel. The current situation makes it difficult to guarantee free entry into Japan from abroad this summer."
The announcement came after a highly anticipated meeting of organizers.
Over 600,000 tickets have been sold abroad. People who bought them will be able to get refunds.
The online gathering brought together the heads of the organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee, the governor of Tokyo, and other officials.
Concerns have been mounting about allowing people into Japan for the Games due to the spread of unpredictable new coronavirus strains.
The Olympics are now right around the corner. The torch relay starts next Thursday, and the Games are scheduled to open after a one-year delay on July 23.

◆bring together 　集める
◆mount     高まる    　If something mounts, it increases in intensity. 

◆new coronavirus strain　変異した新型コロナウイルス、新型コロナウイルスの変異株 

Daily Vocabulary(2021/04/07）

26961.flea market(フリーマーケット）A flea market is an outdoor market which sells cheap used goods and sometimes also very old furniture.
I met her at a flea market in Yoyogi Park. 
26962.clawl(這う、横ばいで進む）
I crawled out of bed and went straight to the coffee maker.
26963.gargle(うがいする） If you gargle, you wash your mouth and throat by filling your mouth with a liquid, tipping your head back and using your throat to blow bubbles through the liquid, and finally spitting it out.  
Gargling is a good way to fresh your breath. 
26964.morning paper(朝刊）a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper) 
I always read the morning paper over breakfast. 
26965.get dressed(服を着る、着がえる）
It takes about five minutes to get dressed un the morning


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