The First Time Since the nationwide state of Emergency Declaration was lifte in may. 40 of hospital beds allocated for serious covid19 cases are occupied. Officials plan to double the number of such beds from 150 to 300. But its not clear how quickly hospitals can do that. Translator were on the verge of a serious situation, where ordinary Health Care Must be sacrificed. Strict measures should be taken immediately to prevent the spread of infection. Experts are requesting people take basic preventive measures. Theyre also cautioning against nonessential travel to and from areas where the virus is rapidly spreading. Tokyo officials have asked bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to close earlier starting this weekend. Local officials are making the same request for businesses in osaka, sapporo, and nagoya. More than 140,000 people have tested positive in japan since the outbreak began. More than 2,000 have died. Many restaurants in the capital are now facing a difficult decision abou
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Coronavirus vaccine could be developed by the end of the year. Egypt has demanded urgent clarification from ethiopia over whether it started filling a mega dam on the river nile. Ethiopian state media has announced reservoirs are being filled. The controversial project will transform the lives of millions, but control over its waters has led to nearly a decade of contentious negotiations. A final deal has not been reached. Ethiopia is the source of the blue nile, which flows through sudan and merges with the white nile through egypt. At full capacity, the dam, the size of london, will be able to hold 74 billion cubic meters of water. Hydropower will turn on the lights for 70 of ethiopians who currently have no electricity. Egypt relies on the nile for 90 of its water for a population of 100 million. More on how the dam divided the region before it was even completed. Reporter it has taken 10 years to build and cost close to 5 billion. Ethiopias flagship Infrastructure Project is a grea