Key words : pfizer applied
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The Japanese government has officially approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The vaccine is the first to be given the green light for use against the coronavirus in the country.
The Health and Welfare Ministry said on Sunday that it had granted authorization after a panel of experts reached a decision on Friday based on their findings on the efficacy and safety of the vaccine.
Pfizer applied for approval of the vaccine in December.
The vaccine will be given to people aged 16 or older. Two shots will be administered three weeks apart.
Inoculations are expected to begin as early as Wednesday. Medical workers will be the first in line to receive the shots, followed by elderly people.
Under a contract with the government, Pfizer is due to supply Japan with enough doses for 72 million people by the end of the year.
Another pharmaceutical firm, Britain's AstraZeneca, applied for authorization on February 5 to use its coronavirus vaccine in Japan. The US company Moderna is also conducting clinical trials with its vaccine in Japan.
Key words : 371
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 371 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
The daily tally has remained below 500 for eight days in a row.
A total of 106,505 people have tested positive for the virus in Tokyo since the pandemic began.
Officials also say that 103 people are in serious condition in the capital, down one from the previous day.
Key words : world health decline
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The World Health Organization has found that the number of new cases of the coronavirus infections is on the decline worldwide.
The head of the WHO says that the declines appear to be due to countries implementing health measures more stringently.
But Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of complacency, calling it as dangerous as the virus itself.
He added that no country should relax measures now.
The numbers tabulated by the WHO as of Saturday show that the total number of new cases during the seven days beginning January 4 was 5,045,658.
It was the largest number ever.
The next week, however, which began on January 11 had 4,858,913 new cases. About 4 percent drop from the previous week.
The week of January 18 has seen 4,268,573 new cases globally, about 12 percent weekly decrease.
The number of new cases dropped also in the following two weeks, resulting in four consecutive weeks of decline.
Among the six WHO regions, the Americas and Europe including Russia have shown declines for four weeks in a row.
The new cases in the Western Pacific which includes Japan, China and Australia; Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean dropped for three consecutive weeks.
Individual countries have also seen drops of new infection cases. The United States which has the most accumulated infection cases in the world, India which is the second in the number of total cases and the United Kingdom, where cases of a new variant were found, showed some decline.
The number of deaths in the week of February 1 was 90,045, showing a decrease of about 9 percent.
Key words : johns hopkins 108 million 2.3 million
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Key words : united states make available
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The United States has urged China to make available its data from the earliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan released a statement on Saturday.
It said the US has "deep concerns" and "questions" about the way the findings of the World Health Organization's investigation into the origins of the coronavirus were communicated.
Experts from the WHO completed their probe from January 29 to February 10 in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
The statement said it is imperative the report be independent, with expert findings free from intervention or alteration by the Chinese government.
On Sunday, the Chinese Embassy in the US released a statement by a spokesperson on its website.
It said, "What the US has done in recent years has severely undermined multilateral institutions, including the WHO, and gravely damaged international cooperation on COVID-19."
The statement added, "The US, acting as if none of this had ever happened, is pointing fingers at other countries who have been faithfully supporting the WHO and at the WHO itself."
It urges the US to "shoulder its rightful responsibility, support the WHO's work with real actions and make due contribution to the international cooperation."
Key words : magnitude 7.3 massive
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck northeastern Japan at around 11:07 p.m. on Saturday, local time. No tsunami warning has been issued.
The intensity of the quake registered six-plus on the Japanese scale of zero to seven.
Japan Meteorological Agency official Kamaya Noriko said, "There is a growing risk of houses collapsing and landslides in areas that were hit hard by the quake. People are advised to pay close attention to future seismic activity and rainfall. They are also advised to take measures to ensure their own safety, such as not entering dangerous places, unless there are unavoidable circumstances. People are further advised to be on the alert for earthquakes with a maximum intensity of 6 or above for the next week or so."
The agency official added the jolt is believed to be an aftershock from the massive earthquake that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.
A jolt with an intensity of six-plus was felt in Zao Town in Miyagi Prefecture. It was also felt in Soma City and two other towns in Fukushima Prefecture.
The quake registered six-minus in more than 20 municipalities in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
Jolts with intensities of 3 or higher were felt in a wide area stretching from Hokkaido to Aichi Prefecture.
The Meteorological Agency estimates the focus was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of 55 kilometers.
Key words : recovery effort underway
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Key words : expressway railway
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A landslide has occurred at a major expressway in Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan.
Our reporter viewed the site. "We are over Soma City in Fukushima Prefecture. You are looking at the Joban Expressway. Embankments have collapsed and covered roads. We can see that guardrails are stuck under the mud."
Police in Miyagi Prefecture say the quake lifted up about 10 meters of another section of the expressway.
The East Nippon Expressway company says many highways in the Tohoku region are partially closed.
The East Japan Railway company says service on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line will be suspended Sunday morning between Nasushiobara and Morioka stations. The company says service will be restored as soon as it confirms the line is safe.
It also says it hopes to restore service on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line early Sunday afternoon.
The number of injured people in the affected areas has topped 100.
A resident in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture said, "It's not all right. It's a mess. It's a shame all the dishes in the kitchen broke."
A resident in Miyagi Prefecture said, "I thought back to the earthquake that hit 10 years ago. It's horrible. I'm worried."
The Nuclear Regulation Authority says no major abnormalities have been reported at nuclear power plants on the Pacific coast so far.
About 850,000 households in the Tohoku and Kanto regions were without electricity at one time. But power supplies are gradually being restored.
Officials say some districts in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures are without water, owing to ruptured pipes.
This video was taken after midnight in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. You can see water gushing up from the middle of the road.
And this footage was taken by an NHK employee from the fourth floor of a hotel in the northeastern city of Sendai.
The earthquake registered an intensity of 5-plus on the Japanese scale of zero to 7 there. The images show water gushing down from the ceiling near the building's window.
The employee says strong tremors continued for dozens of seconds.
Shelters have opened in parts of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Some people have already begun to evacuate.
Key words : soma spent the night
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Key words : US senate did not support
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The US Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.
He was accused of inciting an insurrection by his supporters, who stormed the Capitol on January 6.
Many Republicans in the opposition did not support conviction in a vote on Saturday afternoon. A two-thirds majority is required for conviction.
Trump is the first US president to undergo an impeachment trial twice. He was acquitted the first time as well.
Key words : democrat
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The US Senate has acquitted former president Donald Trump in an impeachment trial for allegedly inciting an insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.
The trial which began on Tuesday was broadcast across the country.
Democrats from the House of Representatives, who served as prosecutors, presented the case. They showed new videos which were taken on the day the Capitol was stormed.
They accused Trump of repeatedly fanning supporters' frustration which led to the violent attack that resulted in deaths and injuries.
After closing arguments, the trial concluded with a vote by senators on Saturday afternoon.
Fifty-seven senators including 7 Republicans voted for impeachment, but it was short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction.
Many Republicans maintained the trial of a president who is no longer in office is unconstitutional.
Trump is the first US president to be impeached twice. He was acquitted the first time as well.
Key words : trump released statement
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Key words : US supreme detained
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The US Supreme Court has rejected the request to stop the extradition to Japan of two men who are accused of helping former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon.
US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, have been detained since their arrest last year.
Justice Stephen Breyer dismissed the request on Saturday. No reason for the dismissal was given.
The two men allegedly smuggled Ghosn out of Japan where he was on bail in a financial fraud case.
The US State Department approved the handover in October.
Lawyers for the Taylors filed petition to put their extradition on hold, claiming that they could be treated unfairly in Japan.
But the federal district and appeals courts in Massachusetts had both rejected their claim.
The Taylor's lawyers have not made any comment on the Supreme Court's decision yet.
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