国际英语资讯:Tokyo 2020 postpones volunteer training amid virus outbreak
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 22-- <span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> "<span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>".</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="organising">organising</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="canceling">canceling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postponements">postponements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="case">case</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> - <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 634, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="Princess">Princess</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="quarantined">quarantined</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Yokohama">Yokohama</span> <span word="Port">Port</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="advising">advising</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p>
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