Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022
School resumes in the Philippines, ending one of world’s longest shutdowns
Even before the pandemic, the Philippines had among the world's largest education gaps, with more than 90% of students unable to read and comprehend simple texts by age 10.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2022
Time between COVID infection and symptoms shorter with newer variants, study shows
Scientists from Peking University and Tsinghua University in Beijing found the incubation period fell from an average of five days with an alpha infection to 3.42 days with omicron.
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JAPAN
Aug 23, 2022
Japan weighing end to pre-departure COVID testing, report says
An exemption for those who have been vaccinated is among options the government is considering.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2022
Anthony Fauci, face of U.S. COVID-19 fight, to step down in December
Fauci has helmed the United States' response to infectious disease outbreaks since the 1980s, from HIV/AIDS to COVID-19.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2022
Japan weighs ending pre-arrival COVID-19 test requirement: report
The current rules require travelers to show a negative test result within 72 hours of their departure.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2022
With COVID-19 cases still high, Japan debates how best to monitor them
The present system is being reviewed by health authorities, as it places an enormous administrative burden on medical institutions.
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,085 new cases
New daily cases in the capital on Monday were down by about 8,000 from a week before.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 22, 2022
In Japan's 'random travel' trend, Lady Luck chooses the destination
In addition to the thrill of leaving plans up to chance, railways and airlines are providing the incentive of affordability.
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
Kishida working remotely after COVID-19 diagnosis
As a result of his infection, the prime minister will no longer travel to Tunisia for an African development conference and will instead attend online.
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
Japan seeing no sign of monkeypox spreading
'As the number of infected people remains small (in Japan), there is no need to worry too much about the disease,' says one professor at Tokyo Medical University.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2022
Sale price for Japan's Huis Ten Bosch theme park may reach ¥90 billion
H.I.S., a Japanese travel agency that currently owns the majority of the park, is in final-stage talks to sell it, with Hong Kong investment firm PAG seen to be a most likely buyer.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022
Can Xi’s China correct course on COVID-19 — like Vietnam?
Vietnam's economy has come back to life, while the threat of persistent COVID-19 lockdowns continue to still stalk its northern neighbor.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022
Japan looks to sewage to gain new insight into state of pandemic
Following the example of other countries, Japan is carrying out pilot projects that monitor wastewater for levels of COVID-19.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 47,800 more cases than last Sunday
The figure was up 2,040 from a week ago, while the capital also recorded 29 deaths linked to the virus.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2022
Japan vows speedy review of counting all COVID-19 cases
Counting all COVID-19 cases has been a burden for hospitals and public health centers, which are overwhelmed amid a seventh wave of infections.
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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2022
Tokyo’s travel promotion campaign to resume on Sept. 1
The subsidy on offer will be u00a55,000 per person per night for an overnight trip that costs u00a56,000 or more, and u00a52,500 per person for a day trip that costs u00a53,000 or more.

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