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COVID 19 VARIANTS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2021
In a handful of U.S. states, early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections
With the arrival of the contagious delta variant, COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths among vaccinated Americans also may have increased, according to preliminary figures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. to advise boosters for most Americans eight months after vaccination
The first boosters are likely to go to nursing home residents and health care workers, followed by other older people.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2021
Antibody cocktails to treat COVID-19 take off as delta surges in U.S.
As the delta variant surges, one drug cocktail is rapidly becoming a more common, even routine medical response to positive coronavirus tests in high-risk patients in the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2021
Scott Morrison pressured as delta variant threatens Indigenous Australians
The prime minister is facing flak over a tardy vaccination rollout that has exposed vulnerable populations as the virus spreads from Sydney to threaten more remote outback areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2021
China’s recovery weakens as delta outbreak adds new risks
China's slowdown has added to signs that the global recovery is faltering.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021
Why the delta variant is both more potent and more contagious
The delta variant is now the main COVID-19 variant in many parts of Japan and accounts for an estimated 95% of all cases in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2021
Tokyo area COVID-19 outbreak exacerbated by medical staff shortages
The Tokyo government has prepared 6,240 rooms across 16 empty hotels for nonsevere patients, but only about 1,800 can be utilized with the staff currently on hand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2021
Tokyo's hospitals under strain as latest COVID-19 wave hits older people harder
Infectious disease experts advising the capital said Thursday that numbers of severely ill patients are rising fast, and that maintaining the health system will soon become difficult.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2021
Once largely free of COVID-19, Asian economies are now upended by delta
While consumers are bearing the brunt, supply chains are being disrupted as factories shut down in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2021
Beyond delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
Scientists remain focused on delta, now the dominant variant rising rapidly around the world, but they are tracking others to see what may one day take its place.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2021
South African study shows high protection from Johnson & Johnson shot
The country's health regulator approved the J&J shot in April, and it is being used in the national vaccine program alongside Pfizer's.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 6, 2021
Japan changed its COVID-19 hospitalization policy: Here's what you need to know
Ambiguous statements by Suga created confusion around the policy shift, with the prime minister forced to clarify the situation following a backlash.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2021
Tokyo to prioritize severe patients following Suga’s contentious policy shift
“The purpose of these revisions is to better utilize the limited resources we have to contain this outbreak,” Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2021
COVID-19 shots targeting delta variant may be needed, researchers say
Researchers pointed to evidence that the strain's spike protein has mutated to a point where antibodies raised by current shots are becoming less effective.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2021
WHO's pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine and oxygen shortages
A large portion of the funding being requested is needed to buy tests, oxygen and face masks in poorer nations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2021
Virus flares in Wuhan as delta challenges China’s defenses
The resurgence marks the biggest challenge to China's strategy since the virus was first detected in Wuhan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2021
Forecaster who predicted India’s COVID-19 peak sees new wave coming
Experts are concerned about complacency setting in as people resume social and business activity in the face of waning infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2021
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash delta outbreak
Sydney's poorest neighborhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city's toughest and longest lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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