Asian View
Key words : total number
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201221_11/
The total number of coronavirus infections in Japan has topped 200,000.
So far on Monday, 41 new cases have been reported across the country, pushing up the total to 200,001.
Japan reached the 100,000-mark on October 29. Another 100,000 people contracted the virus in less than two months.
Key words : end of august
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201219_08/
A recent study in Japan has found that about 13 percent of people who are seriously ill with the coronavirus have developed dangerous blood clots.
A group of researchers from the Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the health ministry and the Japan Atherosclerosis Society published the report.
The team analyzed data of about 6,000 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 by the end of August.
It found that 105 of the total, or 1.85 percent, developed thrombosis. Of 378 critically ill patients who were put on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung machines, 50 people, or 13.2 percent, experienced the condition.
Forty-one patients had blood clots in their legs and 29 in their lungs. Twenty-two suffered brain infarctions, while seven had myocardial infarction.
Researchers point out substances that cause inflammation are produced in patients with the coronavirus when the body's immune system goes into overdrive. This causes clots to form, leading to blockages in blood vessels resulting in brain or myocardial infarction.
Horiuchi Hisanori of the Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis said their study found coronavirus patients are vulnerable to a high incidence of life-threatening thrombosis. He stressed the need for treatment to prevent clots from forming in those with serious symptoms from the virus.
Key words : senior official
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201219_15/
China says it plans to expand the scope of the emergency administering of domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccines, citing no apparent problems associated with them so far.
The country's National Health Commission held a news conference on the vaccines on Saturday.
Commission official Zheng Zhongwei said China has administered more than 1 million doses since July, and that "no serious adverse reactions" have been reported so far.
The emergency program targets groups that are at high risk of infection including medical workers.
A total of three different vaccines being developed by state-owned Sinopharm as well as the pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech are being used in the program.
They are among five Chinese vaccines that are in the final stages of clinical testing outside the country. But the government says it is not yet ready to approve them for the general public within China.
Another senior official suggested that the vaccines will likely be used on more people at high risk of infection, such as food market and public transport workers, as they have demonstrated a certain level of safety.
Key words : world health visit
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201219_05/
Researchers from the World Health Organization are expected to visit the Chinese city of Wuhan in early January to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, made the announcement on Friday.
The first COVID-19 cases were detected in Wuhan last December.
Ryan said, "We still don't have a take-off date because we are working on the logistics around visas and flights. We do expect the team to be going there in the first week of January. There will be quarantine arrangements."
In July, the WHO sent an investigative team to Beijing as part of efforts to identify the origins of the virus. They are yet to conduct a detailed survey in Wuhan.
A WHO expert said it's logical to think the coronavirus originated in China, because it resembles a virus detected in another part of the country years ago.
Key words : taiwan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201221_02/
Taiwan's defense ministry says a Chinese aircraft carrier group has passed through the Taiwan Strait. The passage comes one day after a US warship sailed through the waterway.
The ministry said on Sunday night that the ships set out from the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian on Thursday and sailed through the strait from north to south on Sunday.
Taiwan said its military sent vessels and aircraft to stand guard and monitor the Chinese ships' movements.
The ministry said the Chinese ships were led by the carrier, Shandong. It is China's second carrier and the first to be built domestically.
The carrier's movements come at a time when China has been increasing its military activity in areas near Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait.
Meanwhile, the US Navy says a 7th Fleet destroyer, the USS Mustin, conducted a routine transit of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday.
Taiwanese media say it was the 12th such mission by the US Navy this year.
Key words : India
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201219_13/
The total number of coronavirus cases in India has passed the 10 million mark, second only to the United States as the virus continues to spread across the country.
The Indian government confirmed 25,152 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 10,004,599.
The number of fatalities reached 145,136, the third highest in the world after the US and Brazil.
Daily cases peaked in mid-September when nearly 100,000 infections were reported. The pace of new cases has slowed since then, and the daily count has fallen to between 20,000 and 30,000 this month.
As vaccinations start in Britain and the US, three companies have applied to get authorization for emergency use of vaccines in India, including a local pharmaceutical company working with major British drug maker AstraZeneca. Regulators are rushing to screen them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on December 4 that a vaccine will be ready within a few weeks. He said the government is waiting for the go-ahead from scientists.
The government plans to start administering vaccines to the first group including healthcare workers as soon as emergency use is authorized.
Key words : contactless
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_18/
Companies are utilizing vein authentication to allow consumers to make payments without physical contact.
Hitachi in October launched a dedicated device that reads the pattern of veins in people's fingers.
The data is linked with the user's credit card information via a cloud computing service, allowing them to shop without carrying a wallet or smartphone.
Veins are believed to be harder to fake than fingerprints, as they are inside the body.
Hitachi wants hotels to use the technology to check in guests.
Tokyo-based startup Normee developed a system that identifies a person from the lines and shape of veins in their palm using a photo taken with a tablet or smartphone, and is aiming to use it for settling payments.
Honda Aya, who heads the company's R&D group, says the system has many applications because it does not require any special equipment.
The spread of the coronavirus is lifting demand for contactless products and services.
Key words : Indonesia
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_19/
Indonesia has celebrated the limited opening of a new seaport partially funded by the Japanese government.
The port in Patimban, about 120 kilometers east of the capital Jakarta, is one of the largest in the country. Japan provided loans of nearly 120 billion yen, or about 1.2 billion dollars, for the project in 2017.
Officials from the Indonesian government and the Japanese embassy attended a ceremony on Sunday, after some facilities, including a container terminal and piers, were completed.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said via video link that the port will be key in connecting an airport and industrial areas, and accelerating exports.
Japanese businesses, mainly automobile and electronics makers, operate in an industrial park near Patimban. The new port is expected to reduce their logistics costs.
The Indonesian government hopes to complete the port facilities by 2027.
Key words : tour
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201220_03/
Tourism officials from Japan have promoted their regions in the Chinese city of Shanghai in anticipation of the resumption of overseas travel.
The event was held by local authorities in the Japanese southern main island of Kyushu as well as Okinawa Prefecture. About 100 people chosen by lottery from nearly 1,100 applicants took part.
The participants sampled local dishes such as chikuzen-ni, or shimmered chicken and vegetables, from Fukuoka and yellowtail sashimi from Kagoshima. They also enjoyed craft sake.
A 38-year-old man said he cannot visit Japan now due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he was happy to taste various local foods.
The head of Fukuoka Prefecture's Shanghai office, Yamashita Kazuki, said the flow of goods between Japan and China has been maintained, so he hopes to offer more opportunities to boost tourism through local products and cuisine.
The Japan National Tourism Organization says China accounted for the largest share of foreign visitors to Japan in 2019, with 9.59 million people arriving.
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