Small and mediumsized comompans affected by the antivirus measures. They condition receive up to 2 million yen, or about 19,000 if their monthly revenue has dropped more than 50 compared to last year. About half a million companies, Business Owners and freelancers had applied for the subsidy as of thursday. Around 23,000 of them received the money on friday. Translator i really appreciate it because this gives me some time to think about what to do nenext. But im a afraid the money won last long. If the Current Situation continues, i hope i can get more financial help. The government is also providing all residents with cash handouts of about 940. The whole country is under a state of emergency until the end of may. But government officials plan to hear from experts every week as they consider when to lift that measure in each prefecture. Translator we are particularly focused on how the number of new cases has decreased over the last two weeks. In other words, the weekly trends. Some
Europe appear to be stable or declining but he expressed concern that africa and central and south america are seeing upward trends though the numbers are low at this stage. The executive director of the w. H. O. Heaealth Emergencies Program michael ryan highlighted the potential for catastrophe if the virus spreads in countries with weakk medical systems. He said the w. H. O. Has seen an increase of 250 to 300 in just one week, alone, in some african nations. He said we are at the beginning in africa. Data compiled by u. S. Universities show the number of confirmed Coronavirus Infections has topped 2. 6 million worldwide. Johns Hopkins University says the death toll has now exceeded 182,000. The United States has the most fatalities at over 45,000. The governor of new york state has announced plans to launch a largescale program aiming to trace the contacts of people infected with the coronavirus. Once you trace and find more positives, then you isolate the positives. Theyre under qua
Closed down 2. 7 from mondays close. Investors rushed to sell off, for the second consecutive day, on fears of an economic downturn, sparked by shrinking demand for oil. Thee wti contract crashed below zero, as oil traders ran out of storage for may deliveries. Itit fell to minus 37, at one point, on monday. Y. The collapse is spilling into june futures contracts,s, which se fell briefly to 6 a barrel. Market sources say future prices for june could, also, enter negative territory, due to the oversupply, and an increasing lack of storage. Lockdown. Lockdown shut down the new york. Whatever you call it, many new yorkers have spent one month inside to protect themselves from the coronavirus. And, when they look out, many do not recognize their city. Nhk worlds katherine kobayashi reports. The city that never sleeps has gone into a slumber. A month ago, new yorkers saw businesses shut down, schools close, people disappear from the streets. The predicament has forced some toto reframe how
Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. After hours of discussion with helicopter experts and diet members, abe made the announcement on tuesday night. Translator Health Care Workers are facing a serious risk of being overwhelmed, and medical services are approaching capacity in many regions. The dire situation has made it clear that we have no time to lose. The declaration covers the following prefectures and metropolitan areas. Tokyo, kanagawa, saitama, chiba, osaka, hyogo and fukuoka. It will be in place until may 6th. The seven governors can now enact measures on their own to counter the virus. Abe says hes concerned about the situation in tokyo, a quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,200. Wa quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ha quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ia quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ca quarter of all confirmed infections at around 1,20ha quarter of all confirmed infections at
Advisory panel of experts to ask for their opinions about expanding the zone. Translator infection has been spreading from urban to rural areas due partly to people moving. We need we need to urgently take measures to minimize the movement of people during the long holiday period from late april to early may. f< governments plan. Officials plan to hold a Task Force Meeting later on thursday to officially expand the declaration. It would allow governors across japan to take various measures to fight the virus. More than 9,000 people have teststed positive in the countr. That does not include 712 cases linked to the diamond princess cruise ship, which was quarantined in yokohama in february. More than 190 people have died, including the 13 from the ship. Tokyo has reported more than a quarter of all confirmed infections in japan. Officials announced 149 new cases on thursday. Prime minister abe shinzo is proposing more relief to help deal with the pandemics economic fallout. Hes planning