Ang 2020 Olympic flame ay patuloy na bumabyahe sa mga public roads sa Tokyo sa unang pagkaka-taon sa Tokyo sa ika-pitong araw ng torch relay sa kapitolyo.
Bitbit ng mga tumatakbo ang torches sa mga kalsada ng Miyakejima and Kozushima island at iba pang lugar sa Izu island chain south ng central Tokyo nuong Huwebes.
Ang relay ay naka-schedule na mag-simula sa nga pampulikong daanan nitong Biyernes. Ngunit ito ay pinalitan ng isang lighting ceremonies sa lahat ng munisipalidad sanhi ng pagkalat ng impeksyon. Sa kasalukuyan, ang ika-4 na state of emergency ay ipinataw na sa kapitolyo.
Ngunit ang Tokyo metropolitan government at ang organizing commitee para sa Tokyo Games ay nag-sabi na ang virus ay nacontain na sa Tokyo’s Island.
Sinabi rin nila na gumawa na sila ng hakbang para gumana ang anti-infection measures para sa events.
They also say they have taken thorough anti-infection measures for the event.
The second runner on Kozushima, 39-year-old Matsumura Keita, left the island to go to high school. He returned to Kozushima with his family seven years ago to run a drug store founded by his great-grandfather.
Matsumura waved to people as he ran with the torch. He said earlier that he wants to encourage people amid the pandemic.
He said after the run that he felt tense, but was happy to see acquaintances along the way and contribute to the Games.
The torch relay on public roads was canceled on Oshima Island, as an infection cluster was confirmed there earlier this month.
Source and Image: NHK World Japan
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