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Tokyo Olympic postponement: How Japanese and rest of the world react?
13:51 | 25/03/2020
The one-year postponement of Tokyo Olympic 2020, which is scheduled to take place in Japan this summer after years of preparation has been quite a let-down for Japanese citizens, yet many said they understood the move in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, athletes, national associations and sporting federations from around the world reacted with sadness, relief and mainly goodwill.
How to ward off coronavirus in rooms and toilets
11:35 | 05/03/2020
New research from Singapore published on Wednesday (Mar 4) showed that patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, highlighting the need to routinely clean high-touch surfaces, basins and toilet bowls.
How long can coronavirus survive on surfaces?
09:33 | 04/03/2020
As the new coronavirus spreads quickly around the world, U.S. health officials say they are "aggressively" assessing how long it can survive on surfaces to better understand the risk of transmission.
Global growth plunging into downturn over coronavirus, OECD says
09:32 | 04/03/2020
The coronavirus outbreak is plunging the world economy into its worst downturn since the global financial crisis, the OECD warned, urging governments and central banks to fight back to avoid an even steeper slump.
COVID-19 cases on Japan ship rise to 218: Health minister
13:46 | 13/02/2020
The new confirmed cases raise the number of infections detected on the Diamond Princess to 218, in addition to a quarantine officer who also tested positive for the coronavirus.
66 more people on Diamond Princess cruise ship ship off Japan have nCoV
15:33 | 10/02/2020
Testing aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has found 66 more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (nCoV), Japan Times reported on Monday (Feb 10).
20 people on cruise ship off Japan have nCoV: Local media
13:49 | 06/02/2020
Ten more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus (nCoV), local media said on Thursday (Feb 6), following news a day earlier that 10 passengers had been infected and taken to hospitals.
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: Japan confirms first case of coronavirus
13:33 | 16/01/2020
A Chinese man who lives in Kanagawa Prefecture has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Japan Times cited the country's health ministry.
Japan Times hails visit by Vietnamese PM
10:11 | 06/06/2017
The article said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Vietnam in January while Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made a historic visit to Vietnam in late February – early March, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima travelled to the country in May.
