Weekdays. Though we understand that may not be possible depending on your line of work. We want people to refrain from going out at night. We also want residents to refrain from going out this weekend unless it is urgent. Koike said tokyo is now facing the risk of an explosive spread of infections. She called o on people coming bk from abroad to abide by the 14day selfquarantine rule. E. Five of the newly confirmed cases were people who recently returned from overseas. 11 others have been tied to a hospital where a nurse and a patient were confirmed infected on tuesday. Tokyo reportedd a Record Number of infections for three Straight Days through wednesday. 16 were confirmed on monday and 17 on tuesday. The increase prompted an expert on Infectious Diseases to call for more drastic measures to fight the virus. Translator over the past few days, people who returned from abroad to tokyo and other parts of japan have tested positive for the virus. If there is an explosive increase in the
Very light at the end of this dark tunnel. Thomas bach spoke to nhk after an ioc Board Meeting confirmed a delay until 2021 for the olympics and paralympics. Bach said travel restrictions imposed across the world were behind the decision. We saw the worldwide spreading of this virus. Then the question was not anymore so much what are the conditions in japan, but the question was more, can the rest of the world participate . The delay was agreed in a teleconference between bach and japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe. Translator we are committed to holding the games in a complete form when we can prove that human beings have overcome illness caused by the new coronavirus. Abe is expected to tell u. S. President donald trump of the postponement by phohone o on wednesday, and inform other g 20 leaders later this week. The governor of the host city had this to say. Translator its significant, but the span of poststponement the goal is set at the summer of 2021. Its especially importanant fo
Zero but market uncertainty still growing as Financial Institutions horde the u. S. Dollar. The latest move is seen as an attempt to prevent something on the scale of the 2008 Global Financial crisis. Meanwhile, finance ministers and central bankers from the group of 20 countries discussed the pandemic during an emergency Conference Call on monday. Translator g20 members have an extremely Important Role to play. Were determined the take all possible measures without hesitation to overcome this situation. He told reporters the development of coronavirus medicines will be the key to overcomie ining the crisis. He said nations should implement sufficient economic and fiscal measures. He stressed the g20 members should support countries with poor medical services. He says this can be done if the members cooperate with organizations such as the International Monetary fund and the world bank. The finance minister says leaders of the g20 plan to hold a Conference Call as early as this week. T
Conduct largescale fiscal support anand work togetheher oe Rapid Development of Antiviral Medicines and vaccines. During the meeting japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe called on his counterparts to offer the kind of comprehensive support to the Global Economy that they did during the 2008 financial crisis. Abe added that organizations like the World Health Organization and private Sector Companies need to Work Together to speed up the development of medicines to treat the virus. He also told the other leaders that he e and international l Olympic Committee president thomas bach had agreed to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games until summer of next year by the latest. Abe said he is committed to holding the games as a way of showing how humanity has overcome the pandemic. The number of people infected globally with the coronavirus has topped 460,000. The surge of infections in the United States and some European Countries is creating a serious shortage of beds to treat patie
In the early days of the coronavirus, but the government has been rolling back the restrictions since february. It currently allows tours to 60 countries including thailand, indonesia, and russia. Multiple sources say the Chinese Embassy in tokyo has told japan it could be added to the list as early as thursday. That would be welcome news for tourism businesses. Before the pandemic, chinese visitors accounted for 30 of inbound travelers. The Japan National Tourism Organization says that about 9. 59 million visited in 2019. Wildfires are tearing through hawaii, forcing thousands of tourists and residents to flee. The disaster has claimed at least 36 lives on the island of maui. The strong winds from a hurricane to the south are fanning the flames. Damage is widespread in the town of lahina. Local media say landmarks including a japanese buddhist temple and a large 100yearold tree caught on fire. More than 2,100 people on maui have evacuated so far. U. S. Coast guard Officials Say 12 wer