coronavirus COVID-19 April Japan

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coronavirus spreading　コロナウイルス
WHO names new coronavirus disease COVID-19 on Feb. 12.

. Coronavirus - January, Feburary records .

. Coronavirus - March records .


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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Japan
The coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Japan on 16 January 2020 from China.

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. Okayama Virus Information .
新型コロナウイルス感染症について
First case in March 22, then March 27, 28, 30.

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- reference source : NHK JAPAN -

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2020 April 01

One new case in Okayama, - now 5 all.
a man in his 50s living in Hayashima, he came from Okinawa by plane
He is an upper-level employee at the library inside the Nishigawa AI Plaza in Okayama City.
A few hours later his wife and young daughter were positive, making it 7 cases in Okayama.

Tokyo confirms 78 new COVID-19 cases
Japan - more than 200 new
- confirmed cases 2,229. dead 66
Osaka at 244, Hokkaido with 176, Aichi at 178 and Chiba with 171.

For Japan’s nonregular workers, a weaker safety net as COVID-19 spreads
- - - Tokyo considers closing schools until early May
--- The Japanese government is considering asking all international travelers to self-quarantine for two weeks. All travelers from overseas, including Japanese citizens, would also be asked to refrain from using public transport during the self-isolation period. Earlier the government decided to expand the entry ban to 73 countries and territories.
--- Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says Japan has yet to reach a point where a declaration of a state of emergency is necessary to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Two-fifths of humanity under lockdown as coronavirus deaths mount
U.S. nears China’s virus death toll as New York calls for help

EUROPE
British university researchers say lockdowns and other anti-coronavirus measures imposed by 11 European countries have averted hundreds of thousands of fatalities from COVID-19.
The researchers at Imperial College London used a mathematical model to assess the impact of anti-virus measures. These include local and national lockdowns, bans on mass gatherings, and the closure of schools.
They estimate that without such measures, up to 43 million people might have been infected in the countries and 120,000 of them could have died by the end of March.
In Europe, more than 20,000 people have died from the disease.
- Some European countries have rejected Chinese-made medical supplies designed to combat the coronavirus outbreak after they were found to be below standard or defective.


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2020 April 02

WHO says young people also at risk
in Belgium a 12-year-old girl died
in England a 13-year-old boy died - London
in France a 16-year-old girl died - Paris
WHO: Infections to reach 1 million in a few days

Tokyo new cases
Record 97 new cases confirmed in Tokyo
62 were in their 20s, 8 were between 10 and 19, and 4 were younger than 10.
The sum of those younger about 40 came to 163, about 40 percent of the total.
- senior high schools closed through early May


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2020 April 03

Okayama 1 new / 8 all
The new one has come back from Tokyo on business.

Tokyo all 684

JAPAN
Experts warn of health care collapse if virus keeps spreading
- education officials divided on reopening schools amid COVID-19 outbreaks
- Tokyo to secure hotels for mild-symptom patients
- people should discuss with their families what will happen if they become infected.

WORLD
Global coronavirus cases pass 1 million !

USA
Coronavirus kills 1,000 in a single day
death all 6,059

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2020 April 04

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama city / 9 all
A woman coming from studies in America

Governor: Situation in Tokyo getting more serious
Updated Japan COVID-19 map shows 13 new clusters, doubling last count

Expert: 80% less contact can stop explosive spread
WHO: Symptomatic patients primary transmitters - especially contagious in the first three days of symptoms


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2020 April 05

Okayama : 2 new in Okayama city / 11 all

Tokyo 130 new
Japan 367 new

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2020 April 06

Tokyo 143 new

Abe making final arrangements to declare emergency


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2020 April 07

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama city / 12 all
Tokyo 83 new

TOKYO
A major group of doctors in Tokyo has declared a state of medical emergency, citing a possible collapse of the healthcare system.
- Japanese language schools in the country are unable to welcome new overseas students as the government has invalidated visas issued in more than 170 nations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A school based in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward had planned to accept about 700 new students from 28 countries and territories at the start of the new academic year in April.
But only some 90 students have made it to Japan. The fate of the remaining 90 percent is unknown.
- Japan's government is set to ask residents in designated prefectures to refrain from travelling to other prefectures as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
- Keio University Hospital in Tokyo says 18 trainee doctors have contracted the coronavirus. The infections came to light after dozens of trainees dined together, despite being repeatedly warned not to. .. about 40 trainees had dined together.

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2020 April 08

Okayama : 2 new in Okayama / 14 all
Tokyo at least 140 new


Emergency declared for 7 prefectures in Japan
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka. It will be in place until May 6th.
- Kyoto University Hospital in western Japan says it has ordered 95 staff members to isolate themselves at home because they dined out or traveled.

USA
US President Donald Trump has criticized the World Health Organization as being "very biased" toward China. He hinted at possible suspension of US funding for the WHO.


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2020 April 09

Tokyo 144 new / 1,300 tested positive
Japan 500 new / 4,900 tested positive

JAPAN
A health ministry team estimates it will take about a month to bring the outbreak under control in Japan — if ...

WHO
North Korea has reported that no cases, testing more than 700 people.
Over 1.46 mil. infections, 85,000 deaths worldwide

CHINA
China’s coronavirus epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown

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2020 April 10

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama / 15 all

Tokyo 178 new / more than 1500 tested positive
Japan more than ? / 5,500 tested positive.

JAPAN
ICUs understaffed and overlooked as coronavirus influx looms
- Drive-thru services expand in Japan as virus spreads
- Kyoto to make state of emergency request / 165 cases / Aichi Prefecture declares emergency ... until May 6.

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2020 April 11

Tokyo 189 new / 1,705 infected
Japan more than ? / 6,009 tested positive.
Global coronavirus death toll tops 100,000

Tokyo issues closure requests for 6 categories:
amusement facilities, universities and cram schools, sports and recreation facilities, theaters, event and exhibition venues and commercial facilities.
- small and mid-sized companies that fully comply with the requests will be entitled to subsidies of 500,000 yen, or around 4,600 dollars.
- - Sumo wrestler tests positive for coronavirus
- - Japan foreign ministry official Mizushima Koichi has coronavirus / one of his family members was also confirmed to have the virus on Friday.
- - WHO: Japan may need to scale up measures
- Police in the nightlife district Kabukicho urge people to go home

WORLD
WFP chief opposes food export restrictions:
Major grain producers such as India and Russia have limited exports of wheat, rice and other crops as they try to boost domestic stockpiles.
- Report: Ebola drug helps some coronavirus patients

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2020 April 12

Tokyo 197 new / 1,902 infected
Japan 6,854 total / 674 new

Abe urges bars and restaurants to close at night
- A doctor in the United States has warned what happened in New York could happen in Tokyo.

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2020 April 13

Tokyo 166 new
Japan ? / 447 new

Police chief in Kobe Kitayama Masaki , deputy Yokoyama Takayuki test positive for coronavirus
A total of 10 infections have now been confirmed at Kobe Nishi Police Station.

WORLD
1.8 million worldwide.

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2020 April 14

Okayama : 1 new old man in Okayama city / 16 all
Tokyo 91 new / 2,158 infected

JAPAN
Virus victims include younger people.
.. the possibility of young people with mild or no symptoms unwittingly spreading the virus.
- Coronavirus deals heavy blow to Japanese farmers
About 1,700 foreign trainees were set to arrive

WHO:
COVID-19 '10 times' deadlier than 2009 flu

CHINA
over 100 new infections in one day

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2020 April 15

Tokyo 161 new / 2,319 infected

JAPAN
nine of Japan's 47 prefectures have almost run out of hospital beds
- Japan virus cases have doubled since emergency declared, says health minister
- Diet plenary session attendance cut for first time amid virus crisis
- Number of visitors to Japan down over 90% in March
- - A team of experts in Japan says more than 400,000 people would die from the new coronavirus nationwide if no measures are taken to contain infections. ...They say the number of seriously ill patients would peak about 60 days after the infection starts to expand, if no social distancing measures are taken. ... half of them would likely die because of a shortage of ventilators, based on a study from China that showed a similar fatality rate.

USA
US President Donald Trump says his officials will look at halting funding to the World Health Organization, at least temporarily, over its handling of the coronavirus.


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2020 April 16

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama city / 17 all

Tokyo 127 new / 2,446 infected
Japan 549 new / total 8,722



JAPAN
Toshiba to close all offices, factories in Japan
Tokyo plans ¥800 billion emergency COVID-19 spending measure
- Japan virus deaths could top 420,000 without social distancing, panel says
An NHK survey
has found that people in Tokyo who were suspected of contracting the coronavirus have had to wait for up to a week before they were able to get tested for it.

WORLD
Global coronavirus cases top 2 million - 2,023,663
Global death toll totaled 132,276.

USA
A US group of researchers says social distancing may be necessary until 2022 in the fight against the new coronavirus. ... the period could be shortened, depending on the development of vaccines and drugs to treat patients.
- Trump halts U.S. payments to WHO, citing reliance on China


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2020 April 17

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama city / 18 all
Tokyo 148 new /
Japan 574 new / total 9,296

Japan's state of emergency extended nationwide
- serious pneumonia symptoms caused by the coronavirus may be treatable by curbing the function of certain proteins related to the immune system.... treatable by inhibiting the mechanism involving interleukin-6.
- Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services to be cut 20%
- Domestic Violence Surging Amid Lockdowns


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2020 April 18

Tokyo 201 new / 2,794 infected
Japan 555 new / total 9,849
worldwide 2,214,861

JAPAN
Japan internet providers say they can handle coronavirus-driven surge
- Haneda begins temperature checks for domestic flights to combat virus
- Thick, small, bulky: ‘Abenomasks’ arrive in Tokyo mailboxes

CHINA
Wuhan hikes coronavirus death toll by 50%, citing gaps in early testing
Wuhan on Friday is up 1,290 from the previous tally of 2,579. The number of infections was also revised to 50,333, up 325.
Wuhan has not reported any new infections since April 3.


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2020 April 19

Tokyo 181 new / 2,975 infected
Japan 582 new / total 10,431

JAPAN
7 cases at Shibuya Police Station, Tokyo

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2020 April 20

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama city / 19 all
Japan 369 new / total 10,802
Tokyo 107 / 3,082 infected

JAPAN
McDonald to close over 1,900 dining areas... takeaway, drive-through and delivery services will still be available.

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2020 April 21

Tokyo 102 / total ?3,082
Japan 347 new / total 11,154
Worldwide 2,440,528

JAPAN
25 coronavirus-related deaths

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2020 April 22

Tokyo ? / total 3,307
Japan 390 new / total 11,543

JAPAN
11 people posthumously test positive
Japan to add over 10 nations to entry ban list


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2020 April 23

Tokyo 132 / total 3,439
Japan ? new / total 12,023

JAPAN
Cluster infection of 33 on cruise ship Costa Atlantica in Nagasaki
- 6% of Tokyo Keio Univ. Hospital patients test positive

WHO
COVID-19 will be here for a long time

CHINA
Passenger plane brings more than 90,000 face masks from China to Japan


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2020 April 24

Okayama : 1 new in Okayama city / 20 all
Okayama : 1 new in Tsuyama city / 21 all
(a part-time worker at the Nanba shop in Innosho, has not been there for more than a week.)

Tokyo 161 new / 3,572 infected
Japan more than 430 new / total 12,480.

JAPAN
- Experts call for more coronavirus tests as positive rate rises
the nation's economy is "getting worse rapidly in an extremely severe situation" due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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2020 April 25

Tokyo ? new / 3,733 infected
Japan 327 new / total 12,756
- 3,181 have recovered and left hospital.

JAPAN
- Nearly 10% of Japan infections linked to hospitals / Tokyo 454 hospital cases / Medical staff say virus stigma driving Tokyo hospitals to edge of collapse
- Pandemic threatening jobs in construction industry

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2020 April 26

Okayama : 1 new in Tsuyama city / 22 all
The husband of the woman, NR. 21.

Tokyo 103 new / 3,836 infected

JAPAN
- State of emergency may not be fully lifted May 6 ... Medical experts say infections are not slowing as they were expected.
- Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi works from home ... after an official of the Cabinet Secretariat was found to have contracted the new coronavirus.
- Sumo stable master Takadagawa and 5 wrestlers test positive

USA
infections at 924,576 and the death toll at 52,782. highest in the world

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2020 April 27

Tokyo 72 new / ? infected
Worldwide 2,947,616 / dead 205,607

JAPAN
- Govt. to allow dentists to conduct virus tests
- One in 13 college students in Japan considering quitting .. the coronavirus outbreak has left many of them without a source of income or financial support,

European countries move to ease restrictions

CHINA
no virus cases left in Wuhan hospitals


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2020 April 28

Tokyo 112 new / over 4,000 infected
Japan 172 new / total 13,613

JAPAN
Abe orders review of 'hanko' seal culture

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2020 April 29

Okayama 1 new in Okayama city / 23 all
(a woman had been infected before, then out of hospital and now in again)
Tokyo 72 new / ? infected
Japan ? new / total more than 13,800
- Worldwide 3,083,467 cases

JAPAN
- antiviral drug called remdesivir and a flu drug called Avigan
- Uninfected crew on cruise ship in Nagasaki to be sent home
- businesses that refuse to shut down may yet face legal consequences

USA
coronavirus cases top one million / 57,266 dead

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2020 April 30 thursday

Tokyo 47 new / ? infected
- Worldwide 3,170,335 cases


JAPAN
Health ministry lists 13 emergency symptoms:
The list includes poor face color, purple lips, and breathing difficulties such as chest pain, inability to lie down, only being able to breathe in a sitting position, and heaving your shoulders when you breathe.

WHO
Thursday marks three months since the WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern ... the WHO made the emergency declaration on January 30, when there were 82 cases and no deaths outside China.



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Hotline in English, Chinese, and Korean for 24 hours every day.
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social distancing　人混みを避ける
self-isolation　自己隔離
shelter in place order 屋内避難指示

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