Key words : 556
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_14/
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Sunday reported 556 new coronavirus cases in the capital.
That's the highest number announced on a Sunday. The daily tally has now topped 500 for five straight days.
The total number of cases in Tokyo now stands at 51,446.
Key words : health ministry report Tuesday
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Hospital beds in Japan are rapidly filling up as the number of cases of the coronavirus infection continue to rise.
A health ministry report shows as of Tuesday, seven prefectures were at Stage 4, the most critical of the government's four-tier alert system. Two more prefectures, Aichi and Mie, have been added to the five that were already at that stage previous week.
Stage 4 is called when healthcare systems are at risk of collapsing from an explosive rise in infections with a bed occupancy of 50 percent or more.
The bed occupancy rate was the highest in Hyogo Prefecture at 63.6 percent, followed by Osaka's 60.4 percent, Kochi's 57 percent, 54.9 percent for Aichi, 54.8 percent for Hokkaido, and 51.6 percent in Mie.
Tokyo's occupancy rate for all available beds was below 50 percent, but its occupancy of beds for seriously-ill patients was 66.4 percent.
Twenty-two other prefectures were at Stage 3, in which medical systems could be greatly disrupted.
The occupancy numbers in some regions could be worse than reported if only readily available beds are counted.
Key words : discouraging
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Key words : child health
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_12/
A Japanese medical institution says an increasing number of children had to receive liver transplants from living donors this year after their condition worsened. It attributes the delay in the operations to the coronavirus outbreak.
A team led by Yamada Masaki at the National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo conducted a survey of 15 children who received living-donor liver transplants between May and October.
The researchers compared the cases with those of children who received liver transplants last year. They say some people did not see a doctor quickly enough and referrals to the center were delayed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Yamada says the problem of delayed medical procedures is not confined to liver diseases.
He stresses the need for people to promptly seek help if a child's condition deteriorates, as hospitals are taking strict anti-infection measures.
The center carries out about 50 living-donor liver transplants a year for children from across Japan.
Key words : London
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_05/
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the tightening of coronavirus restrictions for London and much of southeast England, citing a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.
Johnson made the announcement at a news conference on Saturday.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said last Monday that a new variant had been identified, and it could be linked to the rapid spread of the virus in southeast England.
Under the new measures, residents will be asked to stay at home unless they have a specific purpose or a reasonable excuse. All non-essential shops will have to close.
The restrictions are similar to the national lockdown imposed in England last month.
Johnson said the rapid spread appears to be driven by the new variant. He said it may be up to 70 percent more transmissible than the original version, although there is considerable uncertainty.
The prime minister added there is no evidence that suggests the new strain causes more serious illness or weakens the effectiveness of vaccines.
The government had planned to relax coronavirus rules in England for five days from next Wednesday, allowing up to three households to meet for Christmas.
But the plan has now been scrapped for the southeast, and cut to just Christmas Day for other areas.
Johnson said he knows how disappointing the latest step will be, but there is no alternative open to him as prime minister.
Critics said the decision came too late.
Similar restrictions will be imposed from Sunday in Wales, which has also experienced the spread of the new variant.
Key words : Italy lockdown
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says a nationwide lockdown will be imposed for the two weeks between December 24 and January 6 to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Conte said at a news conference on Friday that movement will be limited during the lockdown, and that most retail shops and restaurants will be closed. But he said takeout and delivery services will be allowed to operate.
Visits to the homes of other people will be restricted to up to two adults. Children under the age of 14 will be allowed to accompany them.
The measures will be loosened from December 28 through 30 and on January 4. People will be allowed to move around within municipalities and shops will be allowed to open.
Conte said he hoped people would understand why the tighter measures had to be imposed over Christmas, calling it a painful decision.
Earlier this month, Italy started to phase out coronavirus restrictions in some areas, claiming infections were under control. The country eased daytime limits on movement and a ban on the operation of retail shops and other establishments.
But daily new case totals have hovered at around 18,000, prompting the new measures. Italy has now overtaken Britain as the European country with the most coronavirus deaths, with a toll approaching 70,000.
Other European nations, including Britain and Germany, are also tightening measures ahead of Christmas to curb the spread of the virus.
Key words : johns hopkins 76 million
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Key words : six people
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_10/
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that six people have developed severe allergic reactions to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
The CDC held an experts meeting on the vaccination on Saturday.
It says that more than 270,000 people in the country have received the first vaccine shot jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech between Monday and Saturday.
It also says that it received a report that six people who had been given the shot by Friday showed anaphylactic reactions.
Other than the one who had a history of vaccine allergic reactions, none of them had experienced such reactions in the past.
An official of the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that they suspect a chemical called polyethylene glycol could be the component causing the reaction.
Meanwhile the FDA approved the emergency use of another vaccine developed by Moderna and a CDC advisory panel endorsed its use in people aged 18 and older.
Key words : Netanyahu
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become the first person in his country to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. During a televised inoculation, he urged his compatriots to do the same.
Netanyahu kicked off the nation's vaccination campaign on Saturday when he received a vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.
After being vaccinated near Tel Aviv, he said "That was a small jab for a man, a huge step for the health of us all," and urged people to get inoculated, too.
But not all Israelis are likely to respond to his call at once.
The results of a survey released on Friday show 24 percent of 875 who responded said they want to get it immediately, while 39 percent said they will probably get it, but not now.
Out of a population of 9 million, 370,000 Israelis have been confirmed infected with the coronavirus. Cases have been increasing since the start of this month with the daily tally sometimes topping 2,000.
The government is due to receive 8 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer.
Key words : biden national emergency
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US President-elect Joe Biden has described climate change as an urgent challenge on par with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden was speaking to reporters on Saturday with members of his environmental team he unveiled.
He said the US needed a unified national response to climate change, just as it needed to be united against COVID-19. He added that his administration would meet the moment with the urgency it demands, as during any national emergency.
He also said his administration would bring America back into the Paris Agreement and make it a world leader on climate change again.
His environmental team appears to reflect the importance he places on climate change. It includes people with years of experience in greenhouse gas reduction and promoting renewable energy sources.
Biden stressed the diversity of his administration, referring to New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland, his pick for Interior Secretary.
If confirmed, she would be the first Native American cabinet secretary in the United States.
Key words : Trump impact
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US President Donald Trump has downplayed the impact of the widespread data breach across the US government, and cast doubt on the assessment that Russia was behind the cyberattacks.
The US State Department and the Department of Homeland Security were among the agencies that were targeted.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a radio interview on Friday that Russia clearly engaged in the activity.
Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday that the "Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality," and that "everything is well under control."
He also said the media are petrified of discussing the possibility that China may be to blame.
Microsoft says more than 40 government organizations and companies in multiple countries were targeted.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned that the cyberattacks pose a grave risk to federal and local governments as well as critical infrastructure.
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