Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2021
Wealthy nations’ vaccine spree obscures global pandemic misery
As India grapples with a deadly surge among its population of 1.4 billion, worries are growing for many other spots all over the planet.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2021
WHO urged to reform after panel finds failures worsened pandemic
The international system remains unfit to avoid another disease spiraling into one that matches COVID-19, an independent review has found.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 13, 2021
Chinese shot takes controversial path to vaccinating the world
Used to operating within China, where public opinion is censored, Chinese vaccine-makers have had a tough time showing their 'growth in front of the world,' an expert said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2021
India's oxygen shortage sparks hunt for $1,000 machines
Portable oxygen concentrators are becoming a line of defense for those seeking to avert breathing difficulties while recuperating at home.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 12, 2021
Travel restrictions hurt India thrower's Olympic preparation
Neeraj Chopra has been training hard for this year's Olympic Games but India's top javelin thrower fears that not being able to compete internationally might compromise his bid for a medal in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2021
Arrivals to Japan worry that flawed tech shows them as violating quarantine
Some have experienced problems with reporting their location or health condition during their self-isolation, and foreign violators can even have their residence status revoked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021
The Western news media’s lurid Orientalism
Western media have been filled with images of dead bodies and other graphic scenes that generally would not be shown following a similar disaster in a Western country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 12, 2021
How domestic clinical trials slow Japan's vaccine approval process
To achieve greater efficiency and flexibility, some have argued that Japan should institute its own version of the emergency use authorization framework seen in the U.S.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 12, 2021
Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot adjusts to reality of preparing for the Olympics in a pandemic
Coach Bernard Ouma barked orders to start stretching and the team of a dozen athletes fanned out in the morning sunshine, leaving a good two meters between them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 12, 2021
Taiwan stocks sink most in 14 months on virus woes and tech rout
Investors have become wary as authorities continue to battle a widening coronavirus outbreak that threatens Taiwan's status as one of the safest places to ride out the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2021
Japanese hotels and travel agencies struggle as virus hits bookings
According to a Japan Tourism Agency survey, more than 40% of respondents in the hotel business said reservations dropped by over 70% between January and May this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021
A one-Earth balance sheet
The Earth is a single living, self-regulating system, and it demands a single, shared system of accounting that balances at the global level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2021
Japan's coronavirus vaccine booking system crashes
Technical problems derailed Japan's coronavirus vaccination booking system on Wednesday, compounding frustration over the government's handling of its inoculation drive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2021
As COVID-19 ravages India, one Mumbai slum succeeds in turning the tide
The pandemic crisis has forced both authorities and local people to rethink sanitation and public health issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021
It’s time we learn to live with coronavirus
In reality, no one has definitive answers and stronger restrictions have not resulted in fewer COVID-19 deaths.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 12, 2021
South Korea's COVID-19 vaccine shortages overshadow Moon-Biden summit
Uncertainties in the country's vaccine rollout amid global shortages and shipment delays are deepening public skepticism over Seoul's goal of reaching herd immunity by November.

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