Key words : oil prices in new york just above zero
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Oil prices in New York crashed into negative territory for the first time in history on Monday as the coronavirus crisis saps demand. The unprecedented collapse means that producers would be paying buyers to take oil off their hands.
The WTI futures for May delivery fell to minus 37.63 dollars per barrel at one point. The price is now in positive territory, but hovering just above zero. The drop is partly due to market mechanics with the May delivery contract close to expiring, its trading volume was light.
Storage facilities are also at their limits as producers run out of places to keep the oil. Market players say that traders dumped the May contract as the costs to store and transport crude oil are expected to be higher with no potential consumers.
Last week, major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia reached a deal to prop up prices by cutting production by nearly 10 million barrels a day.
But that still isn't expected to counter evaporating demand for oil. Market players warn there could be a serious economic impact.
Key words : governor of medical situation
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The governor of New York state says the medical situation there is better than it was. Still, in the latest daily count, more than 470 people died from the coronavirus. And Andrew Cuomo has a message for people angry about having to stay at home.
NHK World's Catherine Kobayashi files this report.
REP: Americans have grown unaccustomed to seeing more than a few of their neighbors gathered together.
But some are disregarding the rules to show their frustration.
Hundreds protested in Pennsylvania against orders to stay home, something they say infringes on their civil liberties.
One of them said, "I'd rather be working; I really would. And, I really wish they would open this up."
New York's governor wants to open up too. But not yet.
Cuomo said, " You don't need protests to convince anyone in this country that we have to get back to work and we have to get the economy going and we have to get out of our homes. Nobody."
Cuomo says the situation in New York hospitals has been chaotic, even hellish.
But fewer people are entering hospitals and fewer people are dying.
Cuomo has said throughout the crisis that testing was crucial to stopping the spread.
Now, state health officials have started asking people at grocery stores to submit to a blood test.
They'll collect 3,000 samples, an approach Cuomo called the first true snapshot of how many people have been infected.
But he says people will still have to keep their distance, wear masks and stay home.
"We make smart decisions, you will see smart outcomes in two weeks. We make bad decisions, you will see bad outcomes in two weeks."
Cuomo says how people act is all cause and effect.
And he says they're not going to need history books to find out what happens.
Key words : world health priorit
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The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that for now finding new coronavirus cases and treating patients should be prioritized over conducting antibody tests.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke to reporters in Geneva on Monday.
He said, "While antibody tests are important for knowing who has been infected, tests that find the virus are a core tool for active case finding, diagnosis, isolation and treatment."
His remarks came as European countries are divided on whether to carry out antibody tests.
Netherlands is working to figure out what percentage of its population may have already developed antibodies against the coronavirus.
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment last month announced the launch of an antibody study targeting about 6,000 people.
It said researchers will compare their blood samples with those collected from the same people three years ago.
It added the study, which will last over a year, could shed light on how long the antibodies are effective.
Earlier this month, a blood bank in the Netherlands conducted antibody tests on about 7,000 people aged 18 and above.
Officials completed analysis of about 60 percent of those tested and found that about three percent of them have had antibodies against the virus.
The government of the United Kingdom is also planning to carry out antibody tests. Experts are studying antibody testing kits that people can use at home. But they said they are still unsure about the reliability of those kits and that it would take more time to start antibody testing in the country.
The French government is cautious about carrying out such tests. It says there are many unknowns concerning the testing, including whether people with antibodies are really immune to re-infection.
Key words : 2.4 million
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Data compiled by a US university shows the number of confirmed coronavirus infections has topped 2.4 million worldwide.
The Johns Hopkins University says the global total of cases hit 2,440,528 as of 18:00 UTC on Monday.
The United States topped the list with 766,212 cases, followed by Spain with 200,210, Italy with 181,228 France with 154,098, and Germany with 146,293.
The global death toll totaled 167,592.
The US had the most fatalities at 40,905, followed by Italy at 24,114, Spain at 20,852, France at 19,744, and the United Kingdom at 16,550.
Key words : some shops
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Germany has partially relaxed shop closures as the country's curve of new coronavirus infections starts to flatten.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has allowed car dealers, bookstores and retailers under 800 square meters to reopen, in a move easing lockdown measures imposed last month.
At a clothes store in Hamburg, northern Germany, clerks wearing face masks welcomed shoppers on Monday. The owner said that it was good to reopen the business and take a step toward normalcy.
However, Germany has extended until May 3 its social contact restrictions, which ban gatherings of three people or more.
Restaurants are only allowed to open for takeout and delivery.
Merkel warned on Monday that Germans must not lose sight of the fact that they are still at the very beginning of the pandemic.
Germany has reported about 146,000 confirmed cases and a death toll of more than 4,600 as of Monday.
In Britain and France, stay-at-home orders will remain in place until May, while Austria has reopened some shops.
Key words : Bangkok
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Authorities in the capital of Thailand have converted ambulances into mobile facilities to collect samples from people suspected to be infected with the coronavirus.
The converted ambulances were designed to prevent medical staff from being exposed to the virus.
The vehicles have two holes in a window so the staff can stay inside and extend only their gloved hands when collecting samples.
The health authorities said they have more than 10 mobile testing facilities and so far have tested 881 people. Six of them were positive for the virus.
The vehicles are being sent to regions with high risk of contagion. Those regions are determined based on data that residents input through an online questionnaire.
Last month, Thailand declared a state of emergency, forcing most stores and shops to shut down. Citizens have been barred from eating in restaurants.
The rate of infection has slowed since then. But Bangkok still represents a large proportion of the new cases confirmed across the country.
The authorities are working to pre-empt further spread of the virus by stepping up testing efforts.
Key words : Japan health authorities 25
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Japan's health authorities reported 25 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, the highest daily death toll so far.
A total of 276 people have died in Japan, including 13 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama in February.
On Monday 347 new infections were also reported, 102 of them in Tokyo.
The capital has more than a quarter of Japan's confirmed infections. That figure is nearly 3,200.
The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 11,154. This does not include 712 cases linked to the cruise ship.
Key words : house officials 1,900 patient discherged
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Key words : cancer
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A coronavirus case has been reported among healthcare workers at a hospital in Tokyo that treats the largest number of cancer patients in Japan. The hospital says it will scale back its operations.
The Cancer Institute Hospital in Tokyo announced on Monday that one of its nurses developed a fever on Tuesday of last week and has not come to work since Wednesday.
The nurse is believed to have contracted the virus outside the hospital.
The hospital says no patients or other staff members seem to be showing symptoms, but about 110 people who shared the locker room and other areas with the nurse have started self-isolating at home.
The hospital conducts up to 40 surgeries per day, but it decided to cut the number by 80 percent for some time due to the staff shortage.
The hospital says it will continue accepting outpatients and treating inpatients, adding that it aims to resume surgeries once safety has been confirmed.
Key words : clock tower
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The sound of a bell was heard from a clock tower in the heart of Tokyo on Monday as a gratitude to healthcare and other workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ginza district is famous for high-end shops, and a department store with clock tower and a bell. The ringing started at 7 p.m. and echoed around the posh shopping district, which is largely deserted due to a coronavirus pandemic state of emergency declaration. The chime is called "the bell of life."
The bell will be rung from 7 p.m. every day and it will be live streamed on social media.
An organizer said he hopes the sound will give people a chance to express their gratitude at least once a day to medical staff in the coronavirus fight.
Countries battling the virus are finding ways to send a big "thank you" to healthcare workers risking their lives on the frontlines.
People in Britain are clapping their hands and whistling every Thursday at 8 p.m.
In Paris, the iconic Eiffel tower is illuminated in support of health workers, displaying the word 'merci'.
Key words : US air force
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The US military has stopped the continuous deployment of strategic bombers to the Pacific island of Guam.
The US Air Force announced on Friday that it will no longer base strategic bombers, such as the B-52 and B-1, at Andersen Air Force Base on the island.
The aircraft had been deployed in rotation to the base since 2004.
The force said the bombers will be kept on the US mainland and operated from there.
The deployment of bombers from Guam to the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula was seen as the US demonstrating its deterrent capabilities against North Korea and China.
US media reported that five B-52s, the last batch of the fleet of bombers deployed to the island, moved to a base on the continental US.
The latest move was part of efforts by the US military to offer its forces more flexibly and to make its operations unpredictable.
The US Air Force said in a statement, "US strategic bombers will continue to operate in the Indo-Pacific, to include Guam, at the timing and tempo of our choosing."
Key words : weather yoko komagata
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