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Tokyo logs record 5,042 Covid cases
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2021
» Daily coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo reached a record 5,042 on Thursday, topping the 5,000 mark for the first time, the metropolitan government said, as a resurgence of the virus places a strain on the medical system in Japan.
Malaysia unveils $36bn Covid aid
Kyodo News, Published on 28/06/2021
» Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Monday a 150-billion-ringgit ($36.2 billion or 1.1 trillion baht) aid package to help people tide over the lockdown that has been extended indefinitely as the number of fresh Covid-19 cases shows no signs of abating.
Japan Covid patient receives living donor lung transplant
Kyodo News, Published on 08/04/2021
» Kyoto University Hospital said Thursday it has performed the world's first living donor lung transplant on a patient who lost functionality of both her lungs due to infection from the novel coronavirus.
Indonesia extends border closure, approves vaccine use
Kyodo News, Published on 11/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday extended the closure of its borders to foreigners for another two weeks until Jan. 28 over coronavirus fears, while its drug monitoring agency approved the emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine across the vast archipelago.
Abe declares state of emergency
Kyodo News, Published on 07/04/2020
» Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared on Tuesday a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus after an alarming growth in cases in urban areas.
Japan weighs offering anti-flu drug to nations
Kyodo News, Published on 03/04/2020
» The Japanese government is considering offering the anti-influenza drug Avigan for free to countries looking to use it to treat new coronavirus patients, its top government spokesman said Friday.
Virus death toll tops 560 in China
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2020
» TOKYO: The new coronavirus has killed more than 560 people in mainland China, with over 28,000 confirmed infected with the pneumonia-causing virus, Chinese health authorities said on Thursday.