東京五輪・パラ閉幕「国民に感謝」　加藤官房長官〔パラリンピック〕

　加藤勝信官房長官は６日の記者会見で、東京五輪、パラリンピック両大会の閉幕を受け、「開催国として責任を果たし、無事に大会を終えることができた。関係者、国民の理解と協力に改めて感謝申し上げたい」と述べた。
　大会が新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に影響したとの指摘に対しては、「関係者で大会期間中を通じてクラスター（集団感染）とされた事例はない。市中に感染が広がった事例も報告されていない」と強調。開催費用の負担に関しては、大会組織委員会の精査をまず見守る考えを示した。（2021/09/06-12:24）

With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics over, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato thanked the Japanese people on Monday for their cooperation.
   "We were able to fulfill our responsibilities as the host nation and the Games ended without any major incident," Kato said at a news conference.
   "I'd like to thank those involved and the people of Japan again for their understanding and cooperation," he added.
   In response to comments that the Olympics and Paralympics might have led to the further spread of the novel coronavirus, Kato said, "There were no cases recognized as cluster infections among people at the Tokyo Games throughout the duration of the events."
   He stressed that there were no reports of cases that the coronavirus had spread from Tokyo Games-related people to local residents and others.