Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 10,554 new cases
Tokyo confirmed 10,554 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a decrease of 9,689 from a week before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2023
Cancer vaccine hunt finally makes progress
A small study shows promise in deploying mRNA technology against melanoma — but fighting tumors is vastly more complex than tackling COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2023
China urges 'final victory' over COVID as global concern mounts over spread
WHO officials have met Chinese scientists amid questions over the accuracy of China's data on the spread and evolution of its outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2023
Japan cautiously optimistic for V-shaped recovery in inbound travel
While the yen's depreciation has been a positive factor, the sluggish return of Chinese tourists is keeping a full recovery at bay for the time being.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
Experts skeptical that China travel curbs will be effective
China has branded the restrictions 'unacceptable' and vowed to take countermeasures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
Most EU countries back pre-departure COVID testing for flights from China
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said last week it did not currently recommend measures for travelers from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023
Growing pains: Niseko-area town of Kutchan faces questions over sustainable development
With tourism to Japan having fully resumed, developers are once again looking at the Niseko area as a place to invest and build. But can it be done sustainably?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2023
Cashless 'saisen' religious offerings spread amid COVID pandemic
Many believe that cashless saisen offerings could help reduce the spread of COVID-19 as people can avoid crowds forming around offering boxes at temples and shrines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 9,628 new cases
The figure was down by 12,435 from a week before, marking the seventh straight day of week-on-week declines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 3, 2023
Asia’s winners and losers as region says sayonara to 2022
Say good by to 2022. But as a new year approaches, war, inflation and COVID-19 still endure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2023
China’s economy ends year in slump as COVID infections surge
Official data over the weekend showed the decline in manufacturing worsened last month, while activity in the services sector plunged the most since February 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2023
Tokyo reports 7,537 new cases of COVID-19
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital fell 15.4% week on week to 14,730.7.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2023
Xi warns of tough COVID fight and acknowledges divisions in China
In a New Year's address on Saturday, Xi said the country is in a new phase of COVID-19 control and has adapted after following a science-based and targeted approach.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2023
World steps into 2023 after turbulent year
The world's 8 billion people Saturday ushered in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe and stinging price rises.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2023
Japan logged 27.5 million new COVID-19 cases in 2022
As highly infectious omicron variants of the virus surged throughout the country, new deaths linked to the virus totaled 39,158.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 11,000 cases for large week on week drop
The capital also reported 24 deaths, while seriously ill coronavirus patients numbered 45 under Tokyo's criteria, down by one from Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022
COVID mutation risk drives rush to test travelers from China
The scenario echoes the pandemic's early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022
Three years in, COVID's true death toll still elusive
The difference between the official and real figures could diverge even further next year, with modeling predicting more than a million deaths in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 148,000 cases Friday, down by 26,000 from last week
The country also logged 258 new deaths, while the number of severely ill patients rose by nine from the previous day to 574.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2022
China's COVID wave sparks scramble for vital drugs across Asia
Beijing's decision to abruptly remove most pandemic restrictions with little preparation is driving an unprecedented number of cases, leaving hospitals and funeral homes overwhelmed.

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