Sparking intense criticism of President Donald Trump as the country inches closer to an electition. Morere than 6. 8 million cases he been confirmed since the pandemic began. It showed signs of decline in august, but recently the tide has changed with fresh outbreaks in several states. About 20,000 flags were planted at the foot of the Washington Monument tuesday as a way to honor the victims. Democrat nancy pelosi, the house speaker, and an outspoken critic of trump, spoke at the event. This was preventablele, not l of it, but much of it. And what could be lost in the future is preventable too if we embrace science. The white house defended its antivirus measures as appropriate. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany pointed to early estimates which suggested 2 Million People would die. The fact that we have come nowhere near that number is a testament to this president taking immediate action to shutting down travel from china. Trump is still promising to have a vaccine by the end of the y
Terms. That is a bit worse than the preliminary figure of minus 27. 8 announced in august, which was already a record. Corporate Capital Spending was the biggest drag. Businesses are holding off from making investments due to the uncertain economic outlook. Personal consumption, which accounts for more than half of japans gdp, was hit hard as well. The quarter on quarter was revised to minus 7. 9 from minus 8. 2 announced earlier. Campaigning to choose the next leader of japans main ruling party and the country is officially getting under way. Three political heavyweights are vying to succeed Prime Minister abe shinzo who is also president of the liberal democratic party. Abe is stepping down because of health issues. The chief cabinet secretary Suga Yoshihide has been one of abes closest aides and a popular spokesperson throughout abes eight yeaears in office. Suga promises to continue abes policies including his goal of containing the newew corononavi while maintaining economic activ
Up about 60 of the new infections. The capital has now confirmed more than 19,400 cases. Across japan 493 new cases brought the National Total to nearly 64,000. Experts say the outbreak has likely peaked but the panel is still advising the government to hold off on lifting the 5,000person cap on events at least until the end of next month. Translator the proportion of untraceable cases remains high, and we s still d dont know the impact of travel over the summer holidays. The risk of the virus spreading further is still there, so we need to remain fireworks lit up the skies over tokyo in a surprise event. For centuries people in japan have used the colorful displays to ward off pests and now a pandemic. Translator the colorful fireworks are so beautiful. Natations are still racing t develop a covid19 vaccine. The World Health Organization is calling on countries to ensurur they will be distributed fairly. We are working with manufactururers to ensure a all countries will have timely an
Will be the first from the Prime Ministers Office in 2 1 2 months. Abe will speak to reporters after the government finalizes plans with its Coronavirus Task force. The government is expected to lay out a policyo sececure medical systems and expand tetesting capabilities ahead of the wininr. Officials worry about facilities being overwhelmed with the seasonal flu coincides with the coronavirus. Japan says it will likely seek to secure enough vaccine shots for all its citizens by the first half of next year. The government is also expected to take legal measures prior to the inoculations so it can offer compensation to business if they suffer losses because vaccines cause health problems. The japanese government is currently recommending people infected with the virus be hospitalized. To lessen the burden on health care workers, its planning to make the government ordinance on dealing with large numbers of people with no or minor symptoms more flexible. Abe is also expected to mention h
Damaged. Four people have been slightly injured by the wind. People called the Fire Department after buildings had their roofs blown off. Local Power Companies say over 30,000 households in okinawa had no power as of 7 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. More than 240 flights to and from the prefecture have been canceled. Many bus and Ferry Services are not operating. For more details on the typhoon and what to watch out for we turn to our meteorolologist. Yoko . The typhoon is pushing through the islands of japan at this moment. Heavy rain and destructive winds are reported. We saw gusts of nearly 200 kill meters per hour at the airport and rainfall of 151 millimeters fell in just 12 hours. On top of that additionanal rainfall of 200 millimemeters i expected through the next 24 hours. S. Heavy rain and typhoon strength winds will continue to impact okinawa through the day on tuesday. This is a large storm system packing gusts of 234 kilometers per hour. Most of the okinawa region is under stron