coronavirus COVID-19 May 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 .


- check the daily counts - covie19japan -
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Japan
The coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Japan on 16 January 2020 from China.

Hotline in English, Chinese, and Korean for 24 hours every day.
The number is 050-3816-2787.

. 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 May 01

Tokyo 165 new / 4,317 all
Japan ? new /
worldwide 3,247,648 cases

JAPAN
- Govt. to extend state of emergency to June 6
- Pandemic affects bottom line for firms in Japan

USA
US intelligence: Coronavirus not manmade

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2020 May 02

Tokyo 165 new / 4,317 all

JAPAN
- Japan expert panel: Alter virus response by region ... depending on the scale of local coronavirus infections.
- Bankruptcies from COVID-19 in Japan top 100

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2020 May 03

Tokyo 160 new / ? all

JAPAN
A hospital in Kobe has found that about 3 percent of its outpatients carry coronavirus antibodies, indicating they were infected at one point.

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2020 May 04

Tokyo 165 new / 4,568 all
Japan 200 new /

JAPAN
- Japan set to extend state of emergency till May 31
- Experts are calling for the establishment of facilities that would serve as evacuation centers for COVID-19 patients when disaster strikes.
- Japan’s local traditions and economies take hit as virus forces summer festival cancellations

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2020 May 05

Tokyo ? new / 4,654 all
Japan 176 new / 15,253 all
worldwide 3,552,985

EU
raises $8 billion for coronavirus vaccine


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2020 May 06

JAPAN
Govt. to consider lifting emergency every week after consulting with experts

USA
Health authorities in New York City say 15 children have developed a serious inflammatory syndrome possibly linked to Covid-19.

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2020 May 07

Since there were no new cases in Okayama, we are now in a new phase and can go where we want.

Tokyo 38 new / 4,748 all
Japan ? new / 15,477 all
worldwide 3,711,425

JAPAN
Japan to ease guidelines on coronavirus consultations ... for elderly people and those with pre-existing conditions

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2020 May 08

Okayama - 1 new in Kurashiki, 24 all
Tokyo 23 new / 4,771 all
Japan 95 new / 15,574 all

JAPAN
Japan gave fast-track approval to remdesivir.

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2020 May 09

Tokyo ? new / 4,810 all
Japan ? new / 15,663 all

JAPAN
- the number of new cases in the country is falling.
- Criteria for Covid-19 consultations revised : It urges people to contact a center immediately if they have breathing difficulties, a strong sense of fatigue or a high fever, and elderly people or those with underlying conditions to do the same even if they have relatively mild symptoms such as a fever or coughing.
- Univ. of Tokyo starts trials of drug for COVID-19 : Nafamostat mesylate: Futhan

CHINA
Hongkong - Three-drug combination 'effective' for coronavirus: anti-multiple sclerosis interferon beta-1b, anti-AIDS lopinavir-ritonavir, and anti-hepatitis C ribavirin.

USA
Cases rise in 11 US states reopening economies

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2020 May 10

Tokyo ? new / 4,846 all
Japan 114 new / 15,777 all

JAPAN
Govt. may lift state of emergency in many prefs. lifted in prefectures where no new infections have been reported.

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2020 May 11

Okayama - 1 new from Hyogo to Okayama Hospital on May 07, 25 all
Tokyo ? new / 4,868 all
Japan 70 new / 15,847 all

JAPAN
Some prefectures in Japan are resuming business

WORLD
Global coronavirus death toll tops 280,000

USA
- US COVID-19 response officials in self-quarantine .. after contact with infected White House staff.
Anthony Fauci, will work from home, in principle.
- more than 80,000 deaths

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2020 May 12

Tokyo 15 new / 4,883 all

USA
Trump orders White House staff to wear masks ... two of them tested positive

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2020 May 13

Tokyo ? new / 4,987 all
Japan 81 new / 16,049 all
worldwide 4,229,074

JAPAN
Japan to approve saliva testing for coronavirus
Japan governors seek travel curbs even if virus emergency lifted

CHINA
Wuhan to test whole city of 11 million after new cases emerge

RUSSIA reopens business despite rising virus cases


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2020 May 14

Tokyo ? new / 4,997 all
Japan ? new / 16,120 all
worldwide 4,312,969

JAPAN
Japan plans partial lifting of restrictions: fewer than zero-point-five infections per 100,000 people in the most recent week.
avoid travel to and from prefectures on special alert. ... continue social distancing,
- Sumo wrestler Shobushi died, age 28

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2020 May 15

Tokyo 30 new / 5,027 all

JAPAN
Japan lifts state of emergency in most prefectures

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2020 May 16

JAPAN
- Abe: Need to brace for 2nd, 3rd wave of infections
- Fukushima Prefecture struggles to contain coronavirus clusters :
An outbreak at a post office delayed the delivery of 170,000 items of mail after the facility was forced to close in April.

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2020 May 17 - Sunday

Tokyo ? new / 5,050 all
Japan 57 new / 16,310. all
Global coronavirus cases surpass 4.5 mil.

JAPAN
Masks might increase risk of heat-related illnesses this summer, Japanese experts warn

USA maybe to restore partial funding to WHO
India's coronavirus infections surpass China's

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2020 May 18 -

Tokyo 5 new / ? all
Osaka 0 for the first time

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2020 May 19 -

Tokyo 10 new / more than 5,000 all
Osaka 1 new
Japan more than 16,300

JAPAN
Mt. Fuji to be closed in summer due to coronavirus


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2020 May 20 -

Tokyo 5 new / more than 5,000 all

JAPAN
- ANA Cargo starts Wuhan-Narita direct flights
- Govt. eyes lifting state of emergency for Osaka

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2020 May 21 -

JAPAN
Emergency to be lifted in Kansai, remain in Tokyo, Hokkaido

CHINA - new outbreak
the coronavirus manifest differently among patients in its new cluster of cases in the northeast region compared to the original outbreak

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2020 May 22 -

Tokyo 11 new / more than 5,000 all
Japan more than 16,500

JAPAN
- Emergency lifted in Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo (Tokyo and Hokkaido maybe next week)
- Over 3 million jobs could be lost in Japan due to virus, study says

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2020 May 23 -

Tokyo 3 new / more than 5,100 all

BRAZIL
more than 1,000 deaths daily.

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2020 May 24 -

Tokyo 2 new /
worldwide 5,213,557
USA 1,601,434
Brazil 330,890

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2020 May 25 -

State of emergency to be lifted for all of Japan

Tokyo 14 new /

Over 40% of COVID-19 deaths in Osaka linked to in-hospital infections in prefecture


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2020 May 26 -

- Japan lifts state of emergency in remaining areas
Abe said he aims to create what he calls a 'new normal' in the country. ... more than 16,000 people have tested positive ..
- Japan's pro baseball season to start on June 19

WHO
Japan's fight against virus a 'success' ... He said Japan saw more than 700 new cases per day at the height of the outbreak but that the daily count is now around 40. He also said the number of deaths in the country has been kept to a minimum.

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2020 May 28 -

USA - Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000

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2020 May 29 -

Second wave of infections may be emerging in Japan
Kitakyushu City 19 new cases / 43 in the last 6 days
... a cluster at a Tokyo hospital.


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. Okayama Virus Information .
新型コロナウイルス感染症について


- check the daily counts - covie19japan -

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Hotline in English, Chinese, and Korean for 24 hours every day.
The number is 050-3816-2787.





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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