Key words : one million cases
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There are now more than one million cases of the new coronavirus in the United States. The world's largest economy is considering when and how to ease lockdowns and resume economic activity.
Johns Hopkins University said on Tuesday that the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections has reached 3,090,000 globally, with the US topping the list at 1,004,908 cases.
The number of infections in the US has doubled since it topped 500,000 on April 11. More than 20,000 new cases are still being confirmed daily, but the rate of increase is slowing.
The governor of the state of Florida indicated that he would make an announcement on Wednesday on whether to ease the state's lockdown and start reopening the economy.
New York City, the epicenter of the US outbreak, is expected to extend its lockdown beyond May 15. A remaining issue is ensuring sufficient learning opportunities for 1.1 million students from elementary to high school level.
Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters on Tuesday that 247,000 iPads will be made available by the end of the month to allow students to take part in online classes.
He also said students who cannot complete the necessary courses for graduation or to advance to the next grade by June will be given options to study online over the summer.
Key words : France and Spain announced
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The governments of France and Spain have announced that they plan to reopen businesses and schools in phases as the rate of new coronavirus infections has apparently been flattening.
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was speaking in a parliamentary session on Tuesday. He said schools will gradually reopen from May 11, with classrooms limited to 15 students.
Businesses will be allowed to restart but large stores with floor space of more than 40,000 square meters, cafes and restaurants will remain closed.
Philippe said that people must learn to live with the virus and to protect themselves from it.
He called on citizens to maintain social distance when going out. Anyone travelling on public transport will be required to wear a mask.
In Spain, which has seen the largest number of infections in Europe, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez spoke at a news conference on Tuesday.
He said that shops and restaurants will be allowed to resume operations in phases from May 4 to the end of June. But travel between the country's 50 provinces will continue to be restricted.
Key words : Putin extended
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended a nationwide shutdown of businesses till May 11. The current measure is due to expire at the end of April.
Russia has confirmed more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases a day, and the total number of infections topped 90,000 as of Tuesday.
Putin told his Cabinet ministers and governors from across the country in a video conference that the epidemic has not yet peaked. He said Russia is nearing the most rigorous stage in the fight against the pandemic.
Most stores, except for pharmacies and grocery stores, have been closed. In Moscow and other major cities, residents are required to get permission from city officials before they can go out.
Key words : Thai
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The Thai government says it will extend the nationwide state of emergency for one more month to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
The country declared a state of emergency last month, which is due to expire on April 30.
The government imposed a night-time curfew, and banned most foreigners from entering the country.
Sports facilities have been closed across the country. In Bangkok, most stores except for those selling food and other daily necessities have been shut down.
The pace of the spread is apparently slowing. Seven new cases were confirmed on Tuesday. The number of confirmed cases had once been over 100 per day.
Prime Minister Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned the public of a possible recurrence. He added that it would waste the efforts the country has made.
He said, however, he is considering a phased easing of restrictions so stores can reopen, depending on how the situation develops.
Key words : national congress
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China's state-run Xinhua News Agency says the new opening date for the National People's Congress, which had been postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus, has been set on May 22.
The Congress brings together nearly 3,000 representatives from across the country to decide on policies for the coming year.
It is held in Beijing every year, usually starting on March 5.
Key words : Afghanistan
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The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is urging all parties in the country to stop fighting so that medical workers and facilities can respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
A report by the UN mission released on Monday says fighting continues between government forces and the Taliban, mainly in the northeast of the country, despite the signing of a peace agreement in February between the United States and the Taliban.
The report says doctors, healthcare workers and medical facilities have been caught up in the conflict.
It says that on March 22, Taliban fighters abducted five healthcare workers and their driver in the eastern province of Kunar.
On March 24, a hospital in the northern province of Takhar suffered damage in a gun battle between government forces and the Taliban.
The number of coronavirus infections in Afghanistan exceeded 1,700 as of Monday. UN officials are concerned about the country's weak medical system and the lack of coronavirus testing resources.
Key words : Kim two weeks
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A senior South Korean official says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well" despite US media reports that he is in grave danger after surgery.
Moon Chung-in, foreign policy and security adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, made the remark to Fox News on Sunday. He said Kim has been staying in the eastern city of Wonsan since April 13.
Remarks by the adviser and other officials show South Korea is maintaining a cautious approach toward the media reports about Kim's condition.
Kim's health came into focus after CNN reported last week that he was in grave danger. North Korean media have not reported on his activities for about two weeks.
In a news conference on Monday, an official of South Korea's Unification Ministry said its view hasn't changed that nothing unusual is happening in the North.
A senior researcher at the Sejong Institute, a private think tank in South Korea, also cast doubt on the CNN report.
Cheong Seong-chang, an expert on North Korea, says if Kim was gravely ill, he would immediately have been transferred from Wonsan to the capital, Pyongyang.
Cheong says Kim is expected to make a public appearance shortly.
Key words : unexplained disappearance
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Key words : US research satellite train
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Key words : reuters
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Reuters news agency says a North Korean delegation is due to visit Beijing to discuss food supplies and trade issues this week.
Pyongyang apparently expects much of China, at a time when sanctions imposed by the United States and others are still in place, and the impact of the coronavirus is increasingly serious.
North Korea has restricted most air and rail transportation with China since early this year to prevent the inflow of the coronavirus. This has dealt a heavy blow to the North's economy.
China's customs authorities say trade between the two countries in March plummeted by more than 90 percent from a year ago.
Pyongyang says no one in the country has been infected with the virus, but China has provided virus testing kits.
Reuters reports that the visit by the North Korean delegation to Beijing is unrelated to Kim Jong Un's health status. There are rumors that the North Korean leader is not well.
Key words : Japanese government awarded
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The Japanese government has announced a list of 4,181 people to be awarded honors this spring for their services to the nation or public.
They include former justices of the Supreme Court, a former head of Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, as well as people who led major businesses.
Of the honorees, 412, or 9.9 percent, are women.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is among the 117 non-Japanese from 57 countries and territories to be decorated.
Gates will be awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
In a statement, Gates expressed his gratitude to Japan for the honor.
The Microsoft co-founder said in a statement, "I first started traveling to Japan 40 years ago ... back then I admired the innovative work of Japan's computer programmers and engineers."
He says he's now "come to respect Japan's scientists and medical researchers for the same thing."
He added they've worked with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop new technologies to fight deadly diseases, and "that spirit of innovation is why I am confident that humanity will beat this pandemic."
Gates went on to say that he looks forward to the day when he and all who admire the country will be able to return to Japan.
Key words : How exactly the new coronavirus is transmitted
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