Of four levels for the First Time Since september. Data also shows the number of people whose infections cannot be traced is sharply rising. Tokyo governor koike yuriko stressed the need to prevent the Health Care System from collapsing. Shes also promoting a fivepoint dining strategy. Keep groups small, keep meals short, keep voices down, keep portions separate, and keep up a number of other antivirus measures, including ventilating rooms and wearing masks. Chief cabinet secretary Kato Katsunobu said theres no immediate plan to call another state of emergency but called on people to be vigilant. The World Health Organization says it does not registering the antiviral drug remdesivir to hospitalized coronavirus patients regardless of how ill they are. The w. H. O. Made the recommendation as part of the set of guidelines on use of part of its guideline for Clinical Care on covid19. The health body analyzed results from Clinical Trials from patients hospitalized around the world. The rep
Coverage to his life and achievements. Lee had been receiving treatment at a taipei hospital. Staff said the cause of death was septic shock and multiple organ failure. President tsai ingwen called his passing a great loss. She also instructed Government Agencies to offer his family whatever assistance they need for his funeral and other matters. Mainland Chinese Media also reported lees death but in a very different way. The global times cited an expert on relations who said lee was traitor to the chinese nation. The statebacked newspaper also criticized his goal of building a statetostate relationship with the mainland. Beijing maintains that taiwan is a p part of china. The u. S. Secretary of state offered his condolences in a statement. Mike pompeo praised lee for playing a crucial role in transforming taiwan into a beacon of democracy, and he sd the u. S. Will continue to strengthen ties with the island. Lets take a lookack at his life. Reporter lee was born in taiwan in 1923. Jan
Hes glad to have an extra year to prepare for tokyo. Translator i want to push ahead so ill be in good shapes for the olympics next year if they happen. Jude doak coonosho won gold. Hes the ace on the japanese team. But his training is restricted because athletes have to practice social distancing. Translator to be honest, i havent been able to think about the Tokyo Olympics yet. Nonot being able t to t train he me enjoy judo more. The postponement of the tokyo games is expected to cost several b billion dollars. Organizers are considering ways to reduce spending in over 200 areas. Those include cutting the number of spectators. They plan on focusing on savings in around 50 areas. Theyre planning to announce the overall increase in costs in the next few months. Meanwhile nhk learned the organizing committee of the world event is studying measures to prevent infections. Sources Say Committee officials have more than 400 proposals for antivirus steps. Theyre using the basketball venue at
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
Translator clustered infections have appeared across japan. The nation must be united to dress th issue. The Central Government is set to decide on thursday whether it will lift the state of emergency for tokyo, osaka, and six other prefectures. Last week the government canceled the nationwide declaration for the other 39 prefectures. Its likely to be lifted for osaka and its neighbors kyoto and hyogo. Thats because the infection rate has fallen there in the past week. A benchmark set by the government for the Emergency Declaration to be lifted. Officials plan to whether to lift the deck ra ration for tokyo. The rates for tokyo and kanagawa currently do not meet the criteria. Officials will also take into account the state of their medical systems. Hokkaido also does not meet the criteria. In total more than 16,400 people have tested positive for the coronavirus here in japan. Over 780 have died. Now more major Sports Events are canceled due to the pandemic. Japans annual Summer High S