As the novel Covid-19 spreads, 320,000 positive cases have been reported worldwide. In the U.S., Americans in 5 states have been told to stay at home unless they are not working in an essential sector, such as a bank, medical care, sanitation, food bank, or government office.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics are opening in 4 months. In Japan, 70% of citizens are doubting whether it’s safe to hold the Olympics under these circumstances. The 1988 Japanese bronze medalist expressed dissent, claiming it should be postponed. However, the Japanese Olympic Minister shot down the idea of postponing it for a year. It’s said that the Japanese Prime Minister and the organizer are doing their best to host the Olympics on schedule and minimize the economic toll. In the Nuclear-meltdown-wrecked Fukushima, a scaled-down ceremony was carried out. Only a few officials attended and two of the most popular Olympians lit the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch. Japan needs a comeback and revival after the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. 12 billion people were expected to visit Tokyo before global travel ground to a halt.
*Vocabularies; sanitation, food bank. government office, novel, scaled-down, Olympian, revival, under conditions/circumstances, dissent, bronze, grind to a halt, toll
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As the novel Covid-19 spreads, 320,000 positive cases have been reported worldwide. In the U.S., Americans in 5 states have been told to stay at home unless they are not working in an essential sector, such as a bank, medical care, sanitation, food bank, or government office.Tokyo 2020 Olympics are opening in 4 months. In Japan, 70% of citizens are doubting whether it’s safe to hold the Olympics under these circumstances. The 1988 Japanese bronze medalist expressed dissent, claiming it should be postponed. However, the Japanese Olympic Minister shot down the idea of postponing it for a year. It’s said that the Japanese Prime Minister and the organizer are doing their best to host the Olympics on schedule and minimize the economic toll. In the Nuclear-meltdown-wrecked Fukushima, a scaled-down ceremony was carried out. Only a few officials attended and two of the most popular Olympians lit the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch. Japan needs a comeback and revival after the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. 12 billion people were expected to visit Tokyo before global travel ground to a halt.
*Vocabularies; sanitation, food bank. government office, novel, scaled-down, Olympian, revival, under conditions/circumstances, dissent, bronze, grind to a halt, toll
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