Key words : remdesivir
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200523_14/
A research group led by the US National Institute of Heath has concluded the drug remdesivir helps shorten recovery time for COVID-19 patients.
The researchers on Friday published preliminary results of a clinical study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Studies of remdesivir began after some tests indicated it helps prevent the virus from replicating.
The latest US study comprised two groups totaling about 1,000 patients, most with serious symptoms. One group took remdesivir and the other a placebo. Researchers monitored their conditions for about four weeks after administering the drug for 10 consecutive days.
The remdesivir group had a median recovery time of 11 days while that of the non-remdesivir group was 15 days. Recovery was defined as sufficient improvement to warrant discharge from hospital.
The patients on remdesivir showed a lower rate of mortality 14 days after the start of the trial than those on the placebo. But the researchers determined the difference was not significant.
The team concluded remdesivir was effective in shortening the time to recovery. It recommends administration of the drug before the patient needs a respirator. It also says in order to lower mortality, remdesivir should be combined with other therapeutic approaches or different anti-viral agents.
The US government has already approved remdesivir for COVID-19 in emergencies. Japan has followed suit and fast-tracked its approval.
Key words : world health children
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The World Health Organization says the spread of the coronavirus is disrupting routine vaccinations for nearly 80 million infants under the age of one.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Friday the pandemic has interrupted vaccination schedules in at least 68 countries.
He described any suspension of childhood vaccination services as a "major threat to life."
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said vaccination campaigns to be especially badly hit include measles and polio.
Fore said health centers have been overwhelmed with response efforts to COVID-19. She added parents have been reluctant to take children to vaccination sites due to infection fears.
Also on Friday, WHO Executive Director for Emergency Programs Michael Ryan said South America has become the new epicenter for COVID-19. He said the continent is seeing increasing infections, with Brazil the most seriously affected.
Brazil has more than 310,000 confirmed cases. It ranks third-highest in the world for number of infections.
Key words : Brazil poor
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Brazil has become one of the world's epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic, with the South American country reporting more than 1,000 deaths daily.
Infections are concentrated in favelas, or heavily congested slums where hygiene is poor.
Confirmed cases as of Friday had topped 330,000, with more than 20,000 fatalities.
At a municipal cemetery on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, workers struggled to keep up with the fatalities. They opened 8,000 new graves last month.
But nearly 80 percent of the burial sites have already been occupied, as about 200 coffins are arriving every day.
Officials say the cemetery will be filled to capacity in early June if burials continue at the current pace. They say the number of coffins is increasing.
At least 13 million Brazilians are said to live in favelas. The country's battle against the coronavirus may hinge on whether it can halt infections in the slums, as winter approaches in the southern hemisphere.
Key words : olympic sudan
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Key words : congress hong kong independence
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China has announced a plan to create a law to authorize its direct involvement in maintaining security in Hong Kong, where antigovernment protests are continuing.
The plan was explained at the annual National People's Congress that opened in Beijing on Friday.
NPC Vice Chairman Wang Chen read out a draft resolution on creating legislation to protect national security in the territory.
The proposed law would also allow Chinese security authorities to set up agencies in Hong Kong to carry out their duties.
Wang said anti-China groups are calling for Hong Kong's independence and are destroying the social order.
He alleged that foreign intervention is threatening national security, adding that the Hong Kong government cannot create a national security law on its own.
Wang said China will never tolerate acts that breach the "One Country, Two Systems" principle or try to split the country.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam issued a statement to express her support for the plan, citing "the difficulty of the executive and legislative authorities of Hong Kong to complete on their own legislation for safeguarding national security in the near future."
Lam said the proposed law will not affect the legitimate rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents under the law, nor will it affect the independent judicial power exercised by the Judiciary in Hong Kong.
But prodemocracy activists are criticizing the plan.
Former legislator Lee Cheuk Yan said citizens in Hong Kong have exercised their rights and freedom to criticize China and demand democracy, but such acts will become a criminal offense.
Jimmy Sham heads a group that called for mass protests against a revision of an extradition treaty last year.
He said the Chinese Communist Party has not given up on revising the treaty, and it is now trying to introduce a new law so Chinese officials can detain Hong Kong residents.
US President Donald Trump said his administration will react strongly if such a law is introduced.
Key words : US hong kong
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned China's plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong.
The proposed law would allow Chinese security authorities to set up agencies and carry out their duties in the territory.
In a statement on Friday, Pompeo said the move "would be a death knell for the high degree of autonomy Beijing promised for Hong Kong."
He also said "the United States strongly urges Beijing to reconsider its disastrous proposal," which would "inevitably impact our assessment of One Country, Two Systems."
China announced the plan at the National People's Congress, which opened in Beijing on Friday. It is expected to be adopted on Thursday, the closing day.
NPC Vice Chairman Wang Chen criticized the United States. He said foreign forces are intervening in Hong Kong and harming national security.
US President Donald Trump warned that his country will react strongly to Beijing's attempt to pass the legislation.
Last year, Washington enacted the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which stipulates that the US can suspend preferential trade treatment if the territory's high degree of autonomy is compromised.
It also allows sanctions to be imposed on Chinese officials if the suppression of human rights is confirmed.
Key words : tennis
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200523_15/
Japanese tennis player Osaka Naomi earned more than 37 million dollars in the past year, becoming the highest-earning female athlete ever.
The US business magazine Forbes reported in its online edition on Friday that the 37.4 million dollars Osaka made between June 2019 and the present included prize money and endorsements.
The 22-year-old tennis star won the US Open in September 2018 and the Australian Open in January 2019, placing her on top of world rankings. She is now ranked 10th in the world.
Forbes said the majority of her earnings came from her endorsement contracts, with Nike accounting for more than 10 million dollars in an agreement that runs through 2025.
She has signed up with a total of 15 companies in a wide range of sectors, including an auto maker, cosmetic firms and an airline.
Osaka beat the record for the highest-paid female athlete that had been held by Maria Sharapova, who earned 29.7 million dollars in a 12-month period. Sharapova won all the four grand slam tournaments before retiring in February. Osaka has eclipsed her by 7.7 million dollars.
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