20210514 Friday
Lenient /ˈliːnɪənt/ ゆるい opp. Severe
A succession of lenient lockdowns has been imposed on different regions at different times, but most were lifted prematurely, scientists say, as soon as new infections trended downward.
Weather うまく乗り切る
Japan has weathered the pandemic well compared with many other countries, with 640,000 cases and 10,900 deaths since early 2020.
cumbersome opp. Manageable やっかい
regulatory 取り締まり
That has led some to ask whether the Olympics should proceed, and others to urge an overhaul of the cumbersome immunization campaign and a rethink of Japan’s regulatory approach—which so far has authorized only one vaccine, produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
/gléɪʃəl/ glacial すごく遅い
Two months before the scheduled start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, COVID-19 cases are rising steeply in Japan while immunization is moving at a glacial pace.
