Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2020
Japan urges 'new lifestyle' for long-term fight against coronavirus
The government has offered for the first time specific examples of the measures that will shape people's lives in the coming weeks and beyond.
WORLD
May 5, 2020
Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in coronavirus contact tracing apps
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2020
Taiwan rebuffs WHO, saying China has no right to represent it
Only Taiwan's democratically elected government can represent its people on the world stage, not China, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, calling on the World Health Organization to "cast off" China's control during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 5, 2020
Trump administration stepping up efforts to rip global supply chains from China
Recent U.S. policy has been defined by tussles between pro-trade advisers and China hawks; now the latter say their time has come.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 5, 2020
Should Japan vote during the pandemic?
The political class grapples with whether elections should be held amid the deadly public health crisis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 5, 2020
Looking for the right words during the pandemic
Many English-speaking leaders have been using war terminology when discussing the coronavirus, but politicians in Japan have their own way of speaking to the public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2020
SUVs parked out at sea reveal scope of U.S. auto market glut
Even as ports struggle to cope with excess auto inventory, they're preparing for an even worse outcome — deliveries stopping altogether as the recession digs deeper.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2020
'Green recoveries' can revive coronavirus-hit economies and tackle climate change, study says
With major economies planning economic packages to cushion the pandemic's shock, many leaders see an opportunity to drive a shift to a low-carbon future.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020
Researchers nearly double U.S. coronavirus death projection due to easing
Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020
Masked and standing apart, the world tiptoes out of pandemic lockdown
Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries easing measures to revive economies as global deaths surpassed a quarter of a million.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020
Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus
Beijing faces a wave of anti-China sentiment led by the U.S. over the pandemic and needs to be prepared for a worst-case scenario of armed confrontation between the two, the report says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2020
Abe extends Japan's nationwide state of emergency, but prepares to relax some restrictions
The prime minister strikes a cautiously optimistic note, but adds that the situation remains grim for the country's strained health care system.

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