Key words : 69 people died across Japan
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Key words : tokyo 1,070 new
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 1,070 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday.
The daily tally in the capital has now exceeded 1,000 for 11 days in a row.
The total number of infections in Tokyo now stands at 92,904.
Key words : organizer tokyo olympic go ahead
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With six months to go before the Tokyo Olympics, organizers are making unusual preparations as the state of emergency has been put in place in the host city.
Athletes qualified to compete in the Games are resolved to keep training, believing that the events will take place. Meanwhile, some people in and outside Japan are voicing concerns about holding the Games this summer.
To go ahead with the Olympics, it is necessary to hold competitions to select national team members in countries around the world. The current focus is on whether the Olympic qualifier for artistic swimming will be held as planned in Tokyo in March.
Another major challenge is how to secure medical workers who will be on hand at Olympic venues to ensure the safety of the Games.
Negotiations with medical institutions are making little progress as they are being overwhelmed amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Regarding spectators, all options are still on the table. Final decisions on the upper limit of the number of spectators and whether to accept spectators from overseas will be made by spring. Holding the Games with no spectators is also an option.
However, some officials involved in the Games say it may be difficult to accept spectators from overseas as the Japanese government has been tightening entry restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus.
The Tokyo Organising Committee and the International Olympic Committee are being tested as to whether they can hold the Games, while offering safety for athletes and others and gaining public support.
Key words : olympic world health
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210123_05/
The World Health Organization is providing Japan and the International Olympic Committee with technical advice about hosting the Tokyo Games during the coronavirus pandemic.
Michael Ryan heads the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme. On Friday, he said the best way to realize an Olympics will be to "get on top of this disease."
He hailed Japan's success at keeping cases relatively low last year. He also said the WHO will not be part of any decision as to whether the Games go ahead.
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were postponed last year. They are now scheduled to start exactly six months from Saturday.
Key words : world health poor
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The World Health Organization says it has reached an agreement to secure 40 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and should be able to start delivery to poor and lower-income countries in February.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the agreement on Friday.
The arrangement was entered into through the organization's COVAX scheme, which is designed to ensure a fairer distribution of vaccines around the world. The WHO also has a deal for 150 million doses of vaccine developed by British firm AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Tedros welcomed the new agreement, saying it means that "we are closer to fulfilling the promise of COVAX."
He called for greater cooperation from countries to ensure that "the vaccination of health workers and older people is underway in all countries within the first 100 days of this year."
Vaccinations programs are already being rolled out in many parts the world, but mostly in developed countries.
Key words : tokyo genetic
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210123_03/
A girl in Tokyo has been infected with a variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain. It is said to be more contagious.
The health ministry warns there is the possibility of community infection.
The discovery has prompted the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to conduct genetic analyses of COVID-19 samples.
The girl, who is under 10 years old, was found to be infected with the variant on Friday. She has been in close contact with another person living in Tokyo. Neither have traveled abroad.
The metropolitan government says the girl is the only person confirmed to be infected with the variant among about 1,400 who have tested positive in the Japanese capital since December.
Key words : shizuoka new strain first time
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Key words : British higher
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The British government says a variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in the country may carry a higher risk of death than the original strain.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters on Friday he has been informed the new variant "may be associated with a higher degree of mortality."
The mutant strain continues spreading in Britain, where more than 1,000 new deaths have been reported daily.
Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, joined Johnson at the news conference. He said the average risk for a man in his 60s is that roughly 10 out of 1,000 people infected with the original version could be expected to die. He said the number of deaths might rise to 13 or 14 with the variant.
But Vallance stressed there is uncertainty around the numbers and more research is needed.
Vallance also said the vaccine being rolled out across Britain is effective for both the original and mutated versions.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO technical lead on COVID-19, remarked on the UK comments at the organization's regular Friday briefing.
She said she still lacked full details about possible increased mortality, but warned as more people become infected and hospitalized, health systems will be overburdened. She said it is possible doctors and nurses will be unable to devote much time to patients, leading to more deaths.
WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Michael Ryan added his team has not yet received evidence the new variant is more lethal. He says what they see now is the more people who get infected, the more people die.
Key words : biden canadian tweeted
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US President Joe Biden has spoken by phone with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico. The calls were his first talks with foreign leaders.
Biden spoke separately on Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
The Canadian Prime Minister's office says the leaders agreed to cooperate closely against the pandemic, and reiterated their commitment to multilateral institutions and alliances.
President Lopez Obrador tweeted Biden was kind and respectful. He expressed hope that bilateral ties will improve.
Relations between the US and Mexico have been strained over the construction of a wall on the Mexican border by the Trump administration.
Biden has already signed an executive order to pause the construction.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden will talk next week with the leaders of European allies and other countries.
Biden appears committed to international cooperation and restoring ties that deteriorated under the former president's America First stance.
Key words : biden minimum wage
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210123_09/
US President Joe Biden has unveiled a financial rescue package for people hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden signed an executive order for the plan on Friday at the White House.
The order notes more than 10 million people remain unemployed in the US and a large number of people do not have enough food. The plan includes cash handouts and wider distribution of food.
The president apparently signed the order to demonstrate his commitment to supporting people's lives as he waits for Congress to approve his stimulus package worth 1.9 trillion dollars.
Biden also said he plans to raise the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour. That is more than double the current level.
The president stressed more action was needed to get through the health crisis and make America stronger.
Key words : baseball
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210123_08/
US baseball legend and longstanding home run king Hank Aaron has died. He was 86.
Aaron made his Major League debut with the Braves in 1954.
He hit 30 or more home runs for seven consecutive years and in 1974 he broke Babe Ruth's career record of 714.
Aaron had a total of 755 home runs before retiring at the age of 42 in 1976.
He remained home run king for 33 years until Barry Bonds broke his record in 2007.
Aaron's batting average in MLB was .305. He still has the Major League record for RBIs with 2,297.
Aaron was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982. His uniform number 44 was retired by the Braves and Brewers, another team he represented.
On January 5, Aaron announced he had been vaccinated against the coronavirus and called on others to follow suit.
Hall of Fame officials and others say he died on Friday.
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