Key words : 4,392
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_17/
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 4,392 new coronavirus infections on Sunday.
The figure is up 97 from a week ago and the highest for a Sunday.
The seven-day average through Sunday is 4,732.9, up 11 percent from a week ago.
The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the capital now stands at 312,262.
Key words : koike visited new facility
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Key words : paralympic athlete cases
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_11/
Thirty more people involved in the Tokyo Paralympics have tested positive for the coronavirus. The tally includes two para athletes who came to Japan from overseas.
This is the highest daily figure ahead of the Paralympics, which opens on Tuesday.
Sunday's figure brings the total number of cases to 131, since the organizing committee began releasing the data 10 days ago.
Key words : more tha 22,000 cases
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Key words : antibody nationwide unknown
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_05/
The Japanese government plans to make the so-called "antibody cocktail treatment" accessible nationwide for COVID-19 patients with non-serious symptoms.
The treatment was authorized in Japan last month. Patients receive two drugs by IV drip simultaneously to suppress the virus.
The government plans to speedily provide the drugs to hospitals in prefectures where a coronavirus state of emergency is in place.
It had initially targeted hospitalized patients. But in mid- August, it started allowing patients isolating at hotels and temporary medical facilities to receive the treatment subject to certain conditions, as it is getting difficult for them to find a vacant hospital bed.
Patients who are recuperating at hotels in Tokyo and Fukuoka are already receiving the drugs.
Some doctors say the treatment should also be given to patients isolating at their homes.
But the government is cautious regarding such requests because of severe reactions reported overseas.
The US pharmaceutical company that developed the treatment says possible reactions include fever, headache and breathing difficulty.
The firm says unknown side-effects could also occur, as clinical data are still limited.
The health ministry says medical workers should monitor patients who received the treatment.
Key words : research UK
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A British government survey shows that nearly 6,400 soccer fans are likely to have contracted the coronavirus when they attended the eight Euro 2020 soccer matches held in London this year.
The British government on Friday released the results of research investigating the impact of the virus on mass events ahead of their reopening. Large numbers of spectators had been allowed to some events on certain conditions to monitor how infections would spread.
A total of 350,000 people attended the Euro 2020 final and seven other matches that took place in London in June and July.
Before entering the stadium, spectators were required to present proof they had either been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus.
The study found about 9,400 COVID-19 cases among fans. Considering the incubation period, more than 3,000 of them were likely to have been already infected at the time of the matches.
Infections were concentrated at the final as well as the semifinal in which England played.
The number of new cases surged across the UK during that period.
The researchers say soccer fans who watched the matches at pubs and other crowded spaces outside the stadium may have contributed to the spike.
The researchers add the data show how easily the virus can spread in close-contact settings. They are calling on people to wear face masks in crowded places.
Key words : new york concert
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_09/
New York City has held an outdoor concert in the hope of reviving the local economy that was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The concert started on Saturday evening in a section of Manhattan's Central Park that can accommodate 60,000 people.
Concert goers were required to show proof of vaccinations or a negative PCR test done in the last 72 hours, depending on their age and health condition.
They were enjoying live performances for about two-and-a-half hours, until the concert was called off due to bad weather.
Last year, the pandemic forced many concert halls and theaters in the Big Apple to shut down, dealing a huge blow to the entertainment industry.
While the city organized the concert in the hope of a comeback, it is also seeing a resurgence in cases, mostly of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
One woman in the audience said she and many others have been locked up for the past 18 months, but now she is vaccinated. She said she was excited, as it had been so long since going to something like this concert.
She said everyone is concerned about the Delta variant but the good thing is so many of them are vaccinated and she feels safer.
Key words : taliban new administration bank
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_04/
People in Afghanistan are waiting with anxiety and a sense of alert to see how the Taliban are going to launch a new administration one week after the militant group seized control of Kabul.
The Taliban took control of the capital on August 15, prompting the government to collapse. It happened as US forces withdraw from Afghanistan.
Markets in Kabul are reopening, and people's daily lives have regained a certain degree of calm.
But many shops and all banks remain closed. Many people are staying at home, apparently watching the situation.
Turmoil continues at the international airport in Kabul, swarmed by people trying to flee the country.
The US Embassy in Kabul issued an alert on Saturday, advising Americans to stay clear of the airport until they receive a new instruction, citing potential security threats.
The Taliban's number-two leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arrived in Kabul from the southern city of Kandahar on Friday. He is expected to lead the group's talks to form a new administration.
Reuters news agency has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying the group aims to unveil a new governing framework in the next few weeks.
Anxiety is mounting among the people in Afghanistan. The Taliban imposed strict Islamic rules and infringed on human rights while they controlled the country from 1996 to 2001.
Key words : quake haiti UN
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_06/
People in southwestern Haiti lack aid one week after a magnitude 7.2 quake hit the area.
The government says the August 14 quake left 2,189 people dead, 12,268 others injured, and 322 people missing.
Heavy rain and landslides have hampered the delivery of water, food, and other supplies.
Video footage from the area shows people swarming relief trucks and fighting over supplies.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visited the affected area and said the UN will invest in long-term development and support government leadership as well as providing emergency support.
Key words : tropical storm okinawa
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210822_08/
Severe tropical storm Omais is approaching the Sakishima islands of Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says Omais is moving north over the ocean southeast of Okinawa's Miyakojima island.
The storm has the central atmospheric pressure of 996 hectopascals and the maximum wind speed of 90 kilometers per hour, gusting at 126 kilometers per hour.
Maximum wind speeds are forecast to be 126 kilometers in the Miyakojima region and 108 kilometers in the Yaeyama region.
Waves are expected to be as high as 6 meters in the Miyakojima region, 4 meters in the Yaeyama region and the Okinawa main island region.
An hourly rainfall of up to 50 millimeters are forecast for the Sakishima region.
Weather officials are warning of violent winds, high waves, rain-triggered landslides, and flooding in low-lying areas.
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