Many major firms continue to push teleworking

TOKYO- Major companies such as Hitachi Ltd and NEC Corp said Tuesday they will continue to push work-from-home arrangements even though the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic was called off the previous day.

arrangement ｱレｲﾝｼﾞﾒﾝﾄ n)取り決め、協定、配列、整理
pandemic ﾊﾟﾝデﾐｯｸ adj)全国的、世界的流行の　n)全国、世界的流行病
call off=lift <約束、催し、進行中のことを>中止する、取りやめる
previous ﾌﾟリｰｳﾞｨｱｽ adj)前の、先の、以前の　

Hitachi said around 70 percent of its employees on average have been working from home to reduce the risk of infection and curb the spread of the virus after the state of emergency was declared in April, and it will continue promoting teleworking to ensure business continuity in case a second wave of infections occurs.

curb ｶア-ﾌﾞ n)抑制　v)抑制する　（元意:歩道の縁石⇒抑える、抑制）
promote ﾌﾟﾛモｳﾄ v)[活動状態を]促進する、助長する
ensure ｲﾝシｭｱｰ v)[英]<人を危険から>守る《against, from》
in case=ifより口語的
occur ｱカ-ｱ v)出来事などが起こる=◆日常的にはhappen

Hitachi said it will ask its employees to work from home in principle through the end of June, except for such cases as infrastructure inspections. It aims to have 50 percent of its employees engaged in telework on average as the epidemic subsides, Senior Vice President Hidenobu Nakahata told an online press conference.

principle ﾌﾟリﾝｼﾌﾟﾙ n)基本理念、原則、方針　in principle 原則として、おおむね
infrastructure イﾝﾌﾗ ｽﾄﾗｸﾁｬｰ n)<社会基盤、建物道路交通等>基幹施設、インフラ
inspection ｲﾝｽペｸｼｮﾝ n)点検、精査、検査
aim
engage
epidemic
subside
press