Key words : Abe understanding his request
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200229_23/
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for understanding regarding the government's request to temporarily close schools around the country.
He made the remarks in a news conference on Saturday to explain his commitment to containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
He asked for cooperation from every Japanese citizen, saying that the government alone will not be able to win the fight against the virus.
Abe quoted experts as saying it is possible to slow the pace of its spread, and said he decided he should do everything he can to contain the spread over the next couple of weeks.
Abe said that he had asked organizers of major sports and cultural events to suspend, postpone or downsize them.
He said he also asked operators of sports gyms and buffet-style restaurants to refrain from conducting business in a way that puts many people in contact with others. He also called on the businesses to take sufficient preventive measures.
Regarding his request to shut down schools around the country, Abe said his government needs to prepare for the risk of infection, keeping in mind that children's health and safety are of utmost importance.
He said that in order to alleviate the burden on parents, his government will fully support municipalities to open after-school care programs in the morning as during the spring holidays.
He said his government will also set up a financial support program to provide allowances to those who are kept from going to work, regardless of whether they are regular or non-regular workers.
Abe said he made the decision and is determined to take complete measures under his responsibility.
He said he intends to compile a second set of emergency measures within about 10 days.
Key words : Abe ask Olympic
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Key words : World Health very high pandemic
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200229_09/
The World Health Organization has raised its global risk assessment over the spread and potential impacts of the new coronavirus to its highest level.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Friday that the UN agency has increased its global risk assessment to "very high" on a 4-stage scale.
Tedros said the continued increase in the number of cases and affected countries is "clearly of concern."
The WHO has released its risk assessment over the spread of the virus since January 23. It had put China at "very high," and the global risk at "high."
WHO Emergencies Program Director Michael Ryan was asked how close to a pandemic the situation is.
Ryan said that it is unhelpful to declare a pandemic when they are still trying to contain a disease.
He explained that a pandemic is a unique situation which they believe that all citizens on the planet will likely be exposed to a virus within a defined period of time.
He noted the designation was not meant to alarm or scare people, but to alert every country to be vigilant.
The official warned that the virus may be on its way and said that world governments have a duty to their citizens.
The UN agency also revealed it will send a team of experts to Iran, where the largest number of deaths from the virus have been reported outside China.
Key words : mainland China
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Chinese health officials say 47 more people died from the new coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of deaths in mainland China to 2,835.
Many of the victims are from Hubei Province, where the outbreak began.
Total infections now stand at 79,251, including 427 new cases. Only four of the new infections were reported outside Hubei.
The officials told reporters on Friday that treatments have shown results, saying the number of new serious cases has decreased and nearly half of the patients have been discharged from hospitals.
Also on Friday, authorities in Beijing issued further instructions to boost preventive measures.
Lodging facilities are being asked to secure an area of 4 square meters per person, and keep the number of people per room at six or less.
The restrictions are apparently aimed at preventing the spread of infection among workers returning to cities as companies resume business.
Many workers from rural areas perform jobs in cities, where they live in shared rooms.
Key words : Japan 11 death
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Key words : outside mainland 80 death
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Key words : south revise 594 infections
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Key words : Trump denying
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Key words : Trump summit mid-march
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A senior United States official has told NHK that a summit between the country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has been postponed as a result of the new coronavirus outbreak. The meeting had been planned for mid-March.
The official said the US had decided, in consultation with its ASEAN partners, that it would be difficult to hold the summit given the ongoing global efforts to contain the virus.
US President Donald Trump had invited ASEAN leaders to meet in his country. And ASEAN said at a foreign minister meeting in Vietnam earlier this year that it was considering a summit with the US in March.
Last November, Trump sent then newly-appointed National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien to a summit with ASEAN in Thailand. But only three of the 10 ASEAN leaders attended, widely seen as a sign of the bloc's dissatisfaction with the US.
Key words : Kim
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North Korea's state-run media says the country's leader Kim Jong Un has expressed serious concern over the threat of the new coronavirus.
The ruling Workers' Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, on Saturday reported on a party meeting attended by Kim.
The paper said Kim told officials the virus will have serious consequences if it finds its way into his country.
It added officials had discussed bolstering preventive measures.
The report indicates North Korea's increasing sense of urgency over the issue.
State media has repeatedly asserted that no cases of infection have been confirmed in the country. But the United Nations has expressed concern over the lack of information coming from North Korea.
The Rodong Sinmun also reported on Kim's inspection of a military exercise on Friday. A photograph shows accompanying officers wearing face masks.
Analysts say the report may be meant to show the country's military capacity is unaffected. No mention was made on the stalled denuclearization talks with the United States, or Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Key words : lost her family
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200229_16/
A Japanese film about a girl who lost her family in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan has been honored at the Berlin International Film Festival.
"Kaze no Denwa," or "Voices in the Wind," by director Nobuhiro Suwa, was given "special mention" by the International Jury in the "Generation 14plus" category at Friday's award ceremony.
The film was inspired by an actual telephone booth set up in the town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, for people to express their feelings to deceased victims of the disaster.
In a comment read out at the ceremony, Suwa expressed gratitude to the judges.
The jury praised the film as gentle and grand, and described its ending as shocking yet moving.
Kyoko Inukai, the film's screenwriter, says she hopes the movie will provide a measure of support to the people affected by the disaster.
The winner of the festival's top Golden Bear award will be announced on Saturday.
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