Key words : edogawa
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_02/
Public health officials in Tokyo have started examining nightlife establishments and entertainment venues to see whether they are taking steps against coronavirus infections.
Officials from the public health center in Edogawa Ward began inspections on Tuesday.
A live music venue has installed a transparent barrier between the stage and audience seats to prevent virus transmission via droplets. The officials checked whether people wore masks and used alcohol-based disinfectants, and if they kept sufficient distance.
The owner of the venue said customers would feel more secure when the inspection verifies that preventive measures are in place.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is asking restaurants, bars and other establishments serving alcohol to close at 10 p.m. to help curb the spread of the virus.
Public health center official Ishikawa Kenji said the focus of the inspections was whether measures to prevent droplet transmission were in place.
The center plans to visit about 750 locations by the end of this month.
Key words : data from mobile
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_10/
Data from mobile phones show that fewer people went out at night on Monday when the Tokyo Metropolitan Government started asking establishments that serve alcohol to close early to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
IT firm Agoop estimated the number of people at specific locations across Japan based on mobile phone data gathered with users' consent. Privacy was protected.
The firm says that as of 10 p.m. on Monday, the number of people in Shinjuku's Kabukicho nightlife district was down 15.4 percent compared to the same time one week earlier.
The number of visitors was 9.9 percent lower near Shibuya Station, and 6.6 percent lower in and around Ginza Station.
Mobile carrier NTT Docomo compared the number of people who went out during the day this Tuesday and last Tuesday to the weekday average before the coronavirus outbreak.
The decrease from pre-coronavirus days in and around Shibuya Station was 30.2 percent last Tuesday, and 31.6 percent this Tuesday, which was 1.4 percentage points lower than last week.
But the number of people increased by 0.2 points this Tuesday from a week earlier near Shinjuku Station, and by 0.8 points in and around the Ginza area.
Key words : 1,200 new
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_03/
More than 1,200 new cases of coronavirus infections were reported across Japan on Tuesday. In the past month, the number of people being treated in hospitals has surged more than five times.
Tokyo has the most infections. A total of 309 were reported on Tuesday--- the 8th straight day the capital's tally topped the 200 mark.
Health ministry officials say more than 4,000 people were hospitalized with the virus nationwide as of last Wednesday.
The figure was just under 700 on July 1st.
By prefecture, the number of in-patients in Tokyo increased more than four times. Others fared much worse. The number jumped 20 times in Osaka, and 65 times in Aichi.
Health Minister Kato Katsunobu said Japan currently has enough hospital beds to cope. But he also said the situation needs to be closely monitored with some hospitals increasingly under strain.
Researchers in the country are working on a way to predict if a person's condition will become serious by testing a protein found in urine.
The protein itself can be detected with conventional test kits.
Key words : Brazil eight
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An increasing number of Brazilian government officials have been infected with the coronavirus, including one-third of the Cabinet ministers.
Eight ministers have tested positive so far, such as the chief of staff, education minister, energy minister, and science minister. The wife of President Jair Bolsonaro also contracted the virus.
The president confirmed in early July that he had the virus. But since testing negative later last month, he has traveled around Brazil urging people not to be afraid of the virus.
Bolsonaro is intent on reopening the economy. Analysts estimate that 10 million people in Brazil have lost their jobs since March.
Brazil is second only to the United States in the numbers of cumulative cases and fatalities. Brazil has been recording 50,000 new cases per day, bringing the total to 2.8 million on Tuesday. The death toll stands at about 95,000.
Key words : Italy million
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_12/
Italian health officials say a nationwide survey suggests that nearly 30 percent of the people with antibodies for the coronavirus have not experienced symptoms.
The health ministry conducted antibody tests on nearly 65,000 people during a three-week period starting in late May.
The results were announced on Monday. They indicate that more than 1.48 million people have developed antibodies. That is about 2.5 percent of the population. The figure is six times higher than the number of confirmed cases in Italy. As of mid-June the number of confirmed infections stood at around 240,000.
The officials say 27.3 percent of the people with antibodies have not experienced symptoms, such as a cough, a fever, or loss of taste.
The World Health Organization says it is still unclear how much of the virus's spread is caused by asymptomatic carriers.
An expert joined the Italian officials at a news conference on Monday. The expert warned that it is difficult for people with no symptoms to realize they are infected, and that they can transmit the virus to others.
The Italian government is calling on people to wear face masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The coronavirus outbreak in Europe started in Italy. More than 35,000 people have died from the virus in that country.
Key words : johns hopkins 18.4 million
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Key words : sony
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_20/
Sony is forecasting its operating profit for fiscal 2020 will drop by almost 27 percent compared to last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The electronics giant projects its operating profit for the 12 months through next March will fall to 620 billion yen or about 5.9 billion dollars. It expects demand for high-priced smartphones will remain sluggish and sales of image sensors will decline.
Sony CFO Totoki Hiroki said, "Fiscal 2020 is a crucial year in which we expect to recover from the impact of COVID-19 and also formulate a strategy to address the business environment."
In the April-to-June quarter, sales rose about 2 percent from the same period last year. Operating profit fell about 1 percent.
Demand for game software rose as consumers spent more time at home due to the pandemic. But sales of image sensors dropped as the smartphone and digital camera markets are shrinking.
Key words : walt
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_21/
The impacts of the pandemic have seen the Walt Disney Company post a rare quarterly loss. Sales for the April to June period plunged as its theme park and movie businesses suffered.
Disney said sales for the previous quarter were less than 11.8 billion dollars, down 42 percent year-on-year. That led to a net loss of 4.7 billion dollars.
The spread of the coronavirus forced Disney to temporarily close its theme parks worldwide, including in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Sales for the division plunged 85 percent.
Disney has started to reopen its parks with precautions against infection, including limits on the number of visitors. But only the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland in May is reflected in the latest quarterly report.
The company's film-related business was also down 55 percent as it delayed movie premiers.
Key words : report Catherine Kobayashi storm
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Residents of the eastern US are repairing the damage after a storm swept up the coast. Tropical Storm Isaias unleashed heavy rains and spawned dozens of tornadoes. NHK World's Catherine Kobayashi reports.
Key words : lebanon emergency unacceptable
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_14/
Lebanon's president is calling for a two-week state of emergency after a massive explosion in the capital on Tuesday. More than 70 people are dead and nearly 4,000 injured.
An emergency cabinet meeting has been called for Wednesday.
Videos posted online show the explosions. Windows have been shattered and streets are filled with broken glass even in the central part of the city, several kilometers away from the port.
A local said, "I've never seen anything like this in my life. The damage is severe. People were running around bleeding, the roads were covered with glass. It was a terrifying scene."
The government says the blast occurred at a warehouse where chemicals were stored. They are still investigating why they exploded.
Lebanon's president said on Twitter that the country's prime minister called it "unacceptable" that ammonium nitrate had been present for six years in the warehouse without safety measures -- and vowed to impose the "most severe penalties" on those responsible.
In a White House briefing, President Donald Trump said the US "stands ready" to help Lebanon. Both Israel and France have also offered humanitarian aid.
Key words : hong kong pro-democracy NHK
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200805_07/
A US-based pro-democracy activist, who is reportedly wanted by Hong Kong police on suspicion of violating China's national security law for the territory, has criticized the Chinese government, saying the law could apply to anybody, anywhere in the world.
Hong Kong media reported last week that the territory's police had placed Samuel Chu and five other activists on a wanted list.
In an online interview with NHK from his home in California, Chu said he was shocked to learn he, an American citizen, was targeted. He said he has never talked about secession or independence for Hong Kong.
Chu said US Congressional staff and officials from different parts of the US administration assured him that they will protect him.
Chu moved to the US 30 years ago and became a citizen in 1996. He has been urging the US government and Congress to support the democratization of Hong Kong.
Key words : Mike protect
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Key words : weather Tsietsi Monare
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