Tthe nationwide total now excees 42,000, more than 1,000 people have died. Health Ministry Officials say more than 4,000 people were being treated for the virus at hospitals as of last wednesday. The figure was just under 700 on july 1st. Since then patients in tokyo have quadrupled, but in terms of increase, other pleeskts have feared mmuch worse. Patients in oh sasaka jumped 20fold. The Health Minister says jjapan currently has enough hospital beds to cope, but he also says the situation needs to be closely monitored with some hospitals increasingly under strain. Some local governments are asking residents and businesses to do their part to curb the spread of the virus. In tokyo the governor is requesting barsrs and restauran to close by 10 00 p. M. As our next story shows, its pushing many establishments to the brink. Reporter its been an anxious few months when sales plunged after the government declared a state of emergency. As rrestrictions gradually ease, business was finally st
The u. S. Ordered the chinese consulate e in houston, texas closed. It cited the need to protect American Intellectual property and private information. Chinas foreign min stay criticized that decision saying it breached International Law and the braves of normal relations while gravely harming relations between the two countries. The ministry urged the u. S. Retract the decision. Observers say the rift between the two major powers is becoming more pronounced. The u. S. Trump administration is once again ramping up criticism of beijing. Secretary of state mike pompeo is calling for a new alliance of democracies to oppose china. Pompeo singled out intellectual Property Rights issues and territorial dispuputes in the south china sea. He also took a direct swipe at chinas leader. Xi jinping is a true believer in a bankrupt, totalitarian ideology. This ideology that forms his hedge runninesire for global e sasaysecurininfreedom from e chchine commmmist party the mission of oururime. He als
Continue a phased reopening of the economy. That includes the governments signature Goto Travel Campaign which aims to boost the struggling tourism sector. Starting wednesday, domestic travelers can apply for discounts on accommodation and transportation, but tokyo with its rising cases wont be eligible. That suddeden explosion caught people off guard and raised concerns about cancellation fees. Now the government says both touriststs and bususinesses wil compensated. Translator we realize we did not properly inform people, so we decided that tourists wont be required to pay them. The government is now reevaluating plans to further ease restrictions on big events. The minister in charge of japans Coronavirus Response sasays a committee will hear fr experts on wednesday about an idea to lift a 5,000person attendance limit. European union leader have hashed out an agreement over a landmark coronavirus recovery fund. They reached a breakthrough on the 750 billion n euro package after days
Its the seventh consecutive day with more than 200 infections. Across the country, the total number of infections has topped 40,000. The Prime Minister said in a meeting that the situationon ha been seesawing for the past several days. Abe shinzo said the number o of seriously ill patients is hovering at around 80 nationally. The government plans to convene an expert panel in the coming days to come up with further antivirus measures. It comes as the clock ticks down to the Summer Vacation period that starts next week. Normally, thats the time when many people return to their hometowns, but this time, tokyos governor is calling on residents to stay home as much as possible. Nhk world spoke to one of the experts on the Central Governments coronavirus subcommittee about the recent developments. Reporter as president of the Japanese Association for infectiousus diseases, t Tateda Kazuhiro has been on the frontline since the outbreak began. He says japan is in the middle of a second wave,
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