Things That Increased &  Things That Decreased  Because of Covid-19

News Review | コロナで増えたもの、減ったもの

Things That Increased & Things That Decreased Because of Covid-19

Every day, lost items are brought to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department᾽s Lost and Found Center. Especially, after a long vacation, so many items are brought there that they sometimes do not have enough shelf space for it all. However, due to the influence of Covid-19, there were fewer lost items. Also, because there have been fewer people working overtime, there has been a drop in the sales of energy drinks. Because there are now fewer opportunities to meet people, sales of chewing gum designed to combat bad breath and refresh the mouth have also gone down. By contrast, sales of garlic have increased.

警視庁けいしちょう
keishichou
(the) Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s
遺失物いしつぶつセンターせんたー
ishitsubutsu sennta-
Lost and Found Center
には
ni ha
to
毎日まいにち
mainichi
mainichi
としもの
otoshimono ga
lost items
とどけられます。
todoke rare masu.
(are) brought
とく
toku ni
especially
ながやすみの
nagai yasumi no
nagai yasumi no
あと
ato ha
after
たな
tana ni
shelf (space for it all)
おさまりきらない
osamari kira nai
(that) they do not have enough
こともあります。
koto mo ari masu.
sometimes
しかし、
shikashi,
however
コロナころな
korona
Covid-nineteen
no
of
影響えいきょう
eikyou
(the) influence
で、
de,
due to
としもの
otoshimono ga
ost items
りました。
heri mashita.
there were fewer
また、
mata,
also
残業ざんぎょうする
zanngyou suru
working overtime
ひと
hito ga
people
り、
heri,
(because) there have been fewer
ドリンク剤どりんくざい
dorinnku zai
energy drinks
no
of
売上うりあげ
uriage mo
(the) sales
りました。
heri mashita.
there has been a drop (in)
ひと
hito
people
to au
to meet
機会きかい
kikai ga
opportunities
った
hetta
there are (now) fewer
ため、
tame,
because
くち
kuchi no
kuchi no
においを
nioi wo
bad breath
おさえたり
osae tari
combat and
リフレッシュりふれっしゅする
rifuresshu suru
refresh
ための
tame no
designed to
ガムがむ
gamu
(chewing) gum
no
of
売上うりあげ
uriage
sales
mo
also
りました。
heri mashita.
have gone down
対照的たいしょうてき
taishouteki ni
by contrast
売上うりあげ
uriage ga
sales of
えたのは、
fueta no ha,
increased
にんにく
ninnniku
garlic
です。
desu.
have

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