Positive so far more than 4,300 were tested. This is the largest figure ever for tokyo. The rise wasnt completely unexpected as daily case numbers have reached triple digits in recent days. Last week cases topped 200 for four Straight Days before dipping back to the 100s, koik kay said whats different this time arod compared to cases in the spring are the demographics and severity of infection. Translator recent trends show the number of people who tested positive are overwhelming in their 20s and 30s. Most of them have mild symptoms or no 1i78 toms. Currently there are eight people who we know of who are in serious conditition out of tokys total population of 14 million. She discussed the next steps of tokyos 23 wards. Translator the tokyo metropolitan government has issued a warning about the spread of the disease in the form of an alert. Each ward has its own regional characteristics. For example, in cooperation with ward mayors,s, the ward will cay out inspections in a way suitable
In the last 10 days. The u. S. And china trade new barbs. Washington rejects chinas claim to the South China Sea. Top u. S. Senators are facing mainland sanctions. Haidi u. S. China sentiments dominating again with the grim overlay of rolling back restrictions around the world. This is how we are shaping up when it comes to u. S. Futures contracts, up by. 2 after what was a truly volatile session. We had the s p 500 touching levels prepandemic and we also have the nasdaq hitting a fresh record before finishing in the red and we spoke about tesla being a huge part of that tech eventual close lower. Nikkei futures up by. 2 percent. Sydney futures escalating in the red, point 8 lower, looking like a set up of. 5 lower, this as we are expecting an announcement today that the fed of New South Wales will ease back those restrictions when it comes to indoor gatherings at pubs after cases coming from the pubs. It is now over 20. New zealand trading modestly higher, about. 25 . Some significant
Landslides is likely. They are urging people in the area to get to an emergency shel shelter or seek safety in a building with a Strong Foundation if it is too dangerous to travel. If residents cant leave their homes, theyre advised to stay on higher floors on the opposite side of any nearby slopes. Heavy rain started over the weekendnd, causing deeadly floog and mudslidedes. Authorities in Kumamoto Prefecture say 44 people have been confirmed dead. Ten others are missing. 14 of those were found at a nursing home near the kyuma river. Water was flowing out of storm drains. Several rescue requests have been received from residents. In the city of minamisatsuma, police say a man in his 60s is missing after leaving his house toto deliver newspapers. Another viewer in fukuoka prefecture took this video of what he says is a rice field, which was flooded by an overflowing irrigation channel. This one shows the water level on a river in nagasaki prefecture almost reaching the danger zone for
Many western countries have been shutdown for weeks after rapidly spreading outbreaks crippled theirir health care systems. Tedros said he understands why the want to ease restrictions whwhich have a also devastated economies but he warns against eliminating measures all at once. While covid19 accelerates very fast it decelerates much more slowly. That means control measures must be liftedd slowly. The w. H. O. Listed the six criteria for countries to use as they consider relaxing their restrictions. They include whether the transmission of coronavirus is controlled and whether measures are in place to detect, test, isolatee and treat every case a well as trace everyry conontact. John hopkins univeversity rerepd on monday that thehere were ovo 1,890,000 covid cases worldwide. The global death toll has topped 118,000. Here in japan new details are emerging about the populations who most commonly contract the virus. And the healalth ministry is on again warning that younger people are no
Markets in the weeks ahead. Still pumping more oil into the market from saudi arabia. It comes to the coronavirus story that continues to dominate, President Trump says the u. S. Should be prepared for a painful couple of weeks. Infection rates continue to rise in the u. S. We are hopefully seeing some stabilization in countries like spain and italy. Overall, the global infection rate has passed 800,000. Yvonne. Avon the ecb scrapping european banks. Thats what is weighing on the hang seng. Earnings coming through, really a key indicator in the next couple of weeks. Autos reacting negatively. Down six. 5 . The pboc should impact further cash injections and local authorities should issue more infrastructure bonds. Supporting the economy amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic. Selina wang joining us now from beijing. How significant is this . How should we read into that yvonne that . Selina those pmi numbers coming in better than expected. Back into expansionary territory. Compared to