Japan's health minister says people on board the quarantined cruise ship who test negative for the coronavirus will be able to leave the vessel beginning on Wednesday.
Japan's top government spokesperson says the state visit by the China's President is expected to take place in April as planned.
Chinese health authorities say 98 more people have died after being infected with the new strain of coronavirus, bringing the death toll in the country to 1,868.
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Key words : people on board will be able
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Japan's health minister says people on board the Diamond Princess who test negative for the new coronavirus will be able to leave the quarantined cruise ship from Wednesday.
Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Tuesday morning that throat swabs of all passengers have been collected as of Monday and lab test results will be available by Wednesday.
On Monday, about 3,200 passengers and crew remained on the virus-stricken cruise ship, docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo. The 14-day quarantine period to monitor their health is due to end on Wednesday.
Kato said everyone on the ship hopes to return home quickly and his ministry plans to help them do so smoothly.
He suggested that people who test negative and display no health problems will be able to disembark over a period of about three days from Wednesday.
A reporter asked whether it was appropriate to keep passengers and crew holed up on the ship for a long time.
Kato said they were quarantined as a necessary step in response to the cruise ship's landing request.
Key words : 88 more
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Japan's health ministry says 88 more people on board the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Sixty five of them have not developed any symptoms.
The number of infections on the ship anchored at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo, has now risen to 542.
Key words : US government three people
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The US government says three people developed likely symptoms of the new coronavirus infection during a flight to the US after leaving a quarantined cruise ship.
The cruise ship Diamond Princess is under quarantine at Yokohama Port near Tokyo due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The US government dispatched two chartered aircraft to bring home 338 citizens stranded on the ship. The planes arrived in air force bases in California and Texas on Monday.
The State Department said three people developed a fever on board the plane heading for California. It said they were isolated on the plane and taken to hospital after their arrival.
Among the evacuees were 14 people who had tested positive to the virus. Upon arrival in the US, four were sent to hospital in California and the other 10 went to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment.
Other evacuees will be placed under 14 days of quarantine at military facilities before being allowed to return to their homes.
Key words : Philippines evacuate
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Key words : health officials three more
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Japanese health officials say three more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in the western prefecture of Wakayama.
One of them is under the age of 20, and is the youngest case in Japan so far.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 523.
Key words : Japanese doctor
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A Japanese doctor at a national research institute says he hopes that an HIV drug that is being tested to treat people infected with the new coronavirus will be approved for clinical use as soon as possible.
Norio Ohmagari, the director of the Disease Control and Prevention Center in Tokyo, says the anti-AIDS drug is being used on a trial basis at medical institutions in many countries. He points out that the drug was used overseas to treat SARS and MERS patients in the past.
Ohmagari says his institute administered the drug to patients of the new coronavirus with their consent. Some of them have since recovered, but because the number of such patients was limited, he says it's unclear whether the medicine was effective.
The doctor points out that a clinical trial is necessary to confirm the effectiveness and safety of the drug, but that it will not take long as the medication has already been approved to treat patients.
He says he will call on the government to complete the procedures over the use of the drug as quickly as possible.
Key words : Chinese health anti-malaria
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Chinese health authorities say an anti-malaria drug is effective in treating coronavirus patients. The authorities also report that blood plasma taken from recovered patients has been used to treat those who are critically ill.
Officials told reporters on Monday that the anti-malaria medicine was given to over 100 patients in clinical trials.
They said the patients' conditions improved as a result. They added that there are no safety concerns with the drug.
The authorities said that a week after a 54-year-old man started taking the medication, the virus disappeared. Officials are reportedly planning to use it at medical institutions across the country.
The authorities also said 11 seriously-ill patients were given the blood plasma. One of the patients was discharged from a hospital after recovering. The conditions of the rest are improving.
The authorities are calling on recovered patients to donate blood plasma.
Key words : national championship
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A national championship for athletes with intellectual disabilities has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Special Olympics Nippon National Winter Games Hokkaido 2020 were scheduled to kick off this Friday in Hokkaido, northern Japan. But organizers decided to cancel the three-day event on Monday.
Organizers said that at a time when coronavirus infections were being reported in various parts in Japan, it is difficult to ensure the safety of participating athletes and others who travel across the country on public transport.
Hokkaido was due to host the championship -- which is held every four years -- for the first time. About 650 athletes were scheduled to take part.
Organizing officials said the decision to cancel was inevitable, after a second case of infection was reported in Hokkaido.
They said they feared that the athletes' signature gestures of hugs and high fives with coaches or volunteers could lead to infection spreading further.
Other sporting events impacted by the virus include the Tokyo Marathon, which will take place on a smaller scale on March 1.
Key words : cabinet minister in charge of
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Japan's Cabinet minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics says the government will not call for the cancellation or downsizing of Games-related events despite the new coronavirus outbreak.
Seiko Hashimoto told reporters on Tuesday that the government's panel of experts has not urged restraint in organizing large-scale gatherings, and has allowed test events for the Olympics and Paralympics to go ahead as planned.
Hashimoto said participants of Games-related events will be asked to wear surgical masks and wash their hands frequently, and organizers will be urged to take steps to ensure that the virus does not spread, such as providing disinfectant.
The outbreak has affected a number of public events in Japan.
The Imperial Household Agency has canceled an event scheduled for February 23 in which people were to gather outside an Imperial Palace building to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday.
Organizers of the Tokyo Marathon on March 1 decided to downsize the race by excluding non-professional participants.
Key words : telephone information
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Key words : visit as planned
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan is expected to take place in April as planned.
Suga told reporters on Tuesday that Japan is closely watching developments concerning China's National People's Congress.
China's state-run news agency reported on Monday that Beijing is considering postponing the congress, which is scheduled to open on March 5, amid the new coronavirus outbreak.
Suga said the Japanese government will continue with preparations for Xi's visit regardless.
The chief cabinet secretary explained that the foreign ministers of the two countries met on Saturday and agreed to continue to work together to prepare for Xi's visit.
Key words : 98 more
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Chinese health authorities say 98 more people, mostly in Hubei Province, died from the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,868.
Officials of the National Health Commission say there were 1,886 new infections and the number of cases in the country rose to 72,436.
The number of new infections reported in a day stood below 2,000 for the first time since January 30.
The officials say 1,701 more people were discharged from hospitals on Monday, bringing the total number to 12,552. They say more than 1,000 people have been discharged daily for six straight days and that treatment is going well.
Meanwhile, Chinese media have quoted Zhong Nanshan, who heads an expert team of China's health authorities tasked with containing the outbreak, as saying that it is still uncertain whether the outbreak has peaked.
Media reports quoted him on Monday as telling medical staff in a teleconference that the peak is predicted to take place by the end of this month.
Zhong was also quoted as saying that human-to-human transmissions in Wuhan have not yet fully stopped.
Authorities are making an all-out effort to halt the spread in Wuhan and Hubei Province and have sent more than 30,000 medical staff to the area.
Key words : Syrian President
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has pledged to continue attacks on opposition strongholds in the northwest, amid serious concerns over the plight of citizens.
Assad said in a televised speech on Monday that the battle to liberate Aleppo and Idlib will continue.
Idlib is the country's last opposition stronghold. Syrian forces, backed by Russia, are waging a fierce offensive there, as well as in the neighboring province of Aleppo.
Fighting has also erupted between Syrian forces and Turkish troops that back the opposition in Idlib and nearby areas.
As conditions worsen in the region, the United Nations says 900,000 people have been driven away from their homes since December 1. It says most of them are women and children.
Roads heading out of the country are packed with vehicles carrying the displaced. But the border with Turkey is effectively closed, giving citizens no escape route.
Key words : voyage France to Japan
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The world's first vessel that generates its own power is preparing to set off on a voyage from France to Japan.
The Energy Observer uses a combination of renewable energies. It has solar panels, sails and a modified version of the hydrogen cells used in Toyota's MIRAI car.
The system uses solar and wind power to extract hydrogen from seawater.
Local residents and supporters were given a look at the craft in Saint Malo in northwestern France.
Victorien Erussard, the captain of Energy Observer, says he hopes the voyage to the other side of the world will accelerate the development of hydrogen technologies.
The Energy Observer will be crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The crew is aiming to arrive in Japan in late July.
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