Key words : world health message
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Key words : stable declining
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200423_06/
The head of the World Health Organization says the world needs to brace for the new coronavirus pandemic continuing for a long time.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke at a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday.
He expressed concern that though most of the epidemics in Western Europe appear to be stable or declining, upward trends are seen in Africa and Central and South America, though the numbers are low.
He noted that most countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics. He warned that "we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time."
Meanwhile, the executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program, Michael Ryan, expressed concern over the spread of the virus in countries with poor medical systems.
He said the WHO has seen an increase of 250-300 percent in just one week alone in some African nations.
He said, "We are at the beginning in Africa."
The news conference comes after more than 990,000 people across the globe have signed an online petition calling for Tedros to resign over his handling of the pandemic. They say the crisis was partly caused by his underestimation of the situation.
Tedros merely said he will continue to work "day and night" and focus on saving lives.
The WHO chief also expressed hope that the United States, the largest contributor to the world health watchdog, will reconsider its suspension of funding and once again support the WHO's work and "continue to save lives."
He said he hopes the US will believe that "this an important investment, not just to help others but for the US to stay safe also."
Key words : Johns Hopkins 2.6 million
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Key words : new york program
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200423_07/
New York state has announced a new contact tracing program to prevent the further spread of coronavirus infections.
Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined the program at a news conference on Wednesday.
It will seek to identify people who have had contact with someone who tested positive, and ask them to stay home for 14 days.
The state has already secured 715 personnel for the operation, and plans to seek cooperation from 35,000 university students who can serve as tracers.
Cuomo said the ultimate goal is to identify everyone who could have been exposed to the virus, noting that it may be unrealistic, but is very important.
He said the state will partner with neighboring New Jersey and Connecticut to expand the scope and size of virus testing and contact tracing.
Cuomo added that his state expects to receive 1.3 billion dollars in federal funding to partially cover the costs of the program. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, has also committed 10 million dollars.
New York state has seen more than 250,000 coronavirus cases, accounting for about a third of the total in the United States. On Tuesday, more than 5,500 new cases were confirmed in the state, with 474 deaths.
Key words : oil prices wall Street
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200423_12/
Oil prices and Wall Street stocks clawed back some ground on Wednesday after recent turmoil in financial markets. But volatility is expected to continue as the coronavirus pandemic decimates demand for crude.
Benchmark US oil prices rose as far as 16 dollars a barrel at one point, after plumbing historic lows in previous days. The climb came amid speculation that major producers could cut more output.
Meanwhile, stocks closed higher on Wall Street after two days of losses, buoyed by the recovery in oil.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed nearly 2 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.8 percent.
The S&P 500 rose about 2.3 percent to 2,799 points.
Key words : in Japan crude oil Thursday
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Key words : new york struggle
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200423_17/
New York City transit authorities have struggled over the years just to keep their trains running. They've been leaving lines in operation during the crisis to get healthcare professionals to work. But more and more of their own staff members are being infected every day.
NHK World's Catherine Kobayashi reports.
REP: At any other time, getting a seat on the subway might make one's day. This is not any other time.
A subway rider said, "Most of us are used to walking to work or taking the subway. So, just being around fewer people is kind of jarring."
On an average weekday, more than 5 million people ride the New York subway.
These are not average weekdays. Transit authorities have cut service on many lines...but they are keeping the trains running to take essential workers where they need to go. They're asking everyone else to stay away.
Most New Yorkers are staying home. The homeless, meantime, have taken over below ground. Transit workers have to clean each train at least once every three days...2400 of them have been infected with the virus...83 have died.
And still, New York's governor faces calls every day to flick a switch, to return to the way things were.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, "I know people want to get back to work. I know people need a paycheck; I know this isn't sustainable. I also know more people will die if we are not smart."
Transit authorities introduced a new slogan a few years back: "New Yorkers Keep New York Safe."
Now, that advice suggests it's best not to ride the trains.
Key words : Mike to allow access
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200423_05/
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pressed China to allow access to its laboratories to check whether viruses are being handled in a safe and secure manner.
Pompeo made the remark to reporters on Wednesday.
He also said the United States strongly believes "that the Chinese Communist Party did not report the outbreak of the new coronavirus in a timely fashion to the World Health Organization."
He added that even after Beijing notified the WHO of the outbreak "it did not share all the information it had. Instead it covered up how dangerous the disease is."
Pompeo noted the presence of labs in China "that contain complex pathogens that were being studied. It's not just the Wuhan Institute of Virology."
He said, "It's important that those materials are being handled in a safe and secure way such that there isn't accidental release."
Pompeo's accusations come as some US media have reported on the possibility the virus may have spread from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
US President Donald Trump has expressed readiness to investigate the matter. Beijing flatly denies any link between the virus and the lab.
Key words : southwestern confirmed
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200422_33/
Officials in southwestern Japan have confirmed a cluster infection on an Italian cruise ship currently docked at a shipyard in Nagasaki Prefecture.
A Nagasaki prefectural official says that out of 57 who have been tested, 33 have tested positive.
The Costa Atlantica has been undergoing repairs at a port in Nagasaki. There are 623 crew members on board, but no passengers.
Health officials tested the crew after one of them tested positive on Monday.
The officials say none of the 33 people infected are known to be in serious condition.
They also say they are working with the central government to disinfect the vessel.
April is the start of the new academic year in Japan, and some elementary schools in the central part of the country resumed classes earlier this month.
But they closed last week after 4 children and a teacher in one class were found to be infected.
Tokyo tops the list of prefectures in the number of infections with over 3,400, after 132 new cases were reported.
The total number of confirmed cases in Japan now exceeds 11,800. More than 700 cases have also been linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship which was quarantined near Tokyo in February.
A total of 307 people have died in Japan, including 13 from the Diamond Princess.
Key words : stay at home social isolation
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Key words : weather Tsietsi Monare
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