Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus from Wuhan city in central China.
Global instances reached 41,118,064, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, while the international death toll has reached 1,129,710.
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Thursday, October 22 (Tokyo time)
11:30 am Japan is easing access restrictions for business travelers for stays of up to 3 days in an effort to spice up economic activity, according to government sources. The territories planned for the program are Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. The plan may go into effect next month.
10:33 a. m. South Korea confirms 121 new cases, up from 89 a day ago. The total number of infections reached 25,543 with 453 deaths.
At 9:10 a. m. , China will continue to suspend organizations’ visits to their destinations and prohibit agencies from allowing arrival visits due to the threat of a virus resurgence this winter, according to authorities. China suspended domestic and foreign travel for the first time. January.
9:03 a. m. China reported 14 new instances on Wednesday, up from 11 a. m. the previous day, the 14 were imported. The country reports 25 new asymptomatic patients, up from 15 the previous day.
7:40 am The number of patients with COVID-19 in US hospitals in the United States and the number of patients with COVID-19 in US hospitals is the same as the number of patients with COVID-19. But it’s not the first time It reaches 40,000 for the first time since August, according to a Reuters count, as the country fights an outbreak of infections that passes through Midwest states. Hospitals have noticed a 36% increase in the number of coronavirus patients in the last four weeks, and Midwest hospitals are setting new records every day.
5:30 am The Japanese tendency to stay more at home amid COVID restrictions in the country caused an expected boom, according to data. The pregnancy reported to local governments from January to July fell 5. 1% during the year to 513,850. according to the Ministry of Health, representing a minimum of around 28,000 pregnancies, with the decrease in the months of May to July even more pronounced with 11. 4%.
3:15 a. m. The most recent regional economic outlook of the International Monetary Fund for the Asia-Pacific region extracts three first classes from Asian countries’ responses to coronaviruses: “Containment measures should be activated early, when infection rates are still low. “Secondly, “The publication of the locks after the suppression of the virus leads to greater fitness and economic results”. Finally,” a complete testing and tracking formula can minimize the threat of waves at the moment. “
2:13 am Brazilian fitness authority Anvisa said that trials of the COVID-19 vaccine evolved through AstraZeneca and that the University of Oxford would continue after the death of a volunteer involved in the tests. reported the paper.
13:45 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is back in Tokyo after his foreign diplomatic debut rated by coVID-19 tests. Suga underwent PCR and antigen testing before leaving Japan and on his return. He also flew with fewer helpers than usual, accessing his hosts. ‘requested to keep his entourage to a minimum, according to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your trip.
12. 30 p. m. German Health Minister Jens Spahn took the coronavirus test, the fitness ministry said, adding that it had been quarantined at home.
Wednesday October 21
10:59 p. m. The Czech government is ordering the closure of maximum retail facilities and outlets and is trying to restrict it to something essential just to slow Europe’s rapidest expansion into new coronavirus infections, Reuters reports.
9:04 p. m. The Iranian Ministry of Health reports 5616 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the highest number since February, bringing the national total to 545,286 in the most affected country in the Middle East.
8:48 p. m. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Facebook that his government would buy the Sinovac vaccine from China, after the fitness minister said Tuesday that it would be included in the country’s immunization program.
7:27 p. m. Malaysia reports 732 new infections, bringing its total to 22,957. I recorded six new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 199.
17:28 Indonesia reports 4,267 new infections, bringing the total to 373,109, according to the knowledge of the country’s COVID-19 working group. He also showed 123 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 12,857.
4:01 p. m. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has said that 79% of volunteers for next summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are involved in the spread of coronavirus. More than 13,400 registered volunteers responded to the Metropolitan Government survey, which was conducted in August.
3:18 p. m. La in Shaoxing, eastern China, Zhejiang Province, begins receiving programs from citizens wishing to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine developed in the country. The two-dose plan will charge 456 yuan (about $68), according to the state television channel. CCTV: No vaccine developer has completed the final phase of testing, but China allows others with urgent needs, adding medical personnel, to obtain candidate vaccines as a component of an emergency agreement.
14:14 India reports 54,044 new in the last 24 hours, up from 46,790 the previous day, bringing the country’s total to 7. 65 million. The death toll rose from 717 to 115,914.
2:05 p. m. La coronavirus pandemic is threatening Asian economies that are already aging due to a baby crisis, which led some governments to struggle to introduce new systems to inspire them to marry and have more children.
13h00. Malaysia’s customer value index fell for the seventh consecutive month in September, down 1. 4% from last year, according to government data. The biggest drop than the 1. 3% drop predicted by 10 economists in a Reuters survey. By August, the index had fallen by 1. 4%.
12:06 p. m. All Nippon Airways will record the worst loss in its history of 500 billion yen ($4. 74 billion) for fiscal year 2021, as it suffers a sharp drop in passenger numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic, Nikkei reported Wednesday.
Australian retail sales fell 1. 5 consistently with the penny in September from last month, analysts said a sharp increase in quarterly sales a year ago still bodes well for an economy facing its worst recession in a generation. in September followed a 4% drop in August, reflecting a momentary wave of epidemics and a strict shutdown in Victoria, the largest state of the moment.
11:21 a. m. , Bank of Japan board member Makoto Sakurai said the central bank will have to take “quick and appropriate” action if the coronavirus surprise delays the country’s economic recovery. more bankrupt corporations, polling advertising banks with unwavering debts and threatening Japan’s monetary system, he said.
10:43 am Victoria, Australia’s most affected state, recorded a sixth consecutive day of new single-digit cases. The state government said it was on track to announce additional relief measures over the weekend. The state hopes to revitalize outdoor meals in the most affected hotel sector by allowing the creation of emerging restaurants in the public gardens and parking lots of the center.
10:41 am Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it will eliminate 8,500 jobs as a component of a primary restructuring to address the problems caused by the pandemic. Hong Kong’s flagship airline will also include Cathay Dragon as a separate unit for fast-acting regional flights and divide its routes between its main Cathay Pacific logo and its Hong Kong Express budget unit.
9:59 a. m. Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese remedies that could arrive in December or January, President Nicolás Maduro said.
9:14 a. m. New Zealand reports two new port-like cases that tested positive over the weekend, as well as 23 imported cases, bringing the total number of cases shown in the country to 1556.
At 9:09 a. m. , China reported 11 new cases on the continent by Tuesday, up from 19 the previous day. The country has now reported a total of 85,715 cases shown since the start of the epidemic, with a death toll of 4,634.
6:24 am California officials, home of Disneyland, did not give an express date for the reopening of primary theme parks, saying they will have to wait until a county’s COVID-19 threat point falls to the lowest point of “minimum” spread. Reuters reports.
4:28 a. m. The Brazilian government will come with the Chinese Sinovac vaccine in its national immunization program, state governors announced after an assembly with the country’s fitness minister, in addition to the vaccine developed through AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
3:00 a. m. Scientists at Imperial College London plan to intentionally infect healthy volunteers with coronavirus in early next year as a component of the global human challenge. in January in London. The purpose is to find out how other people immunized with other vaccines react to the virus.
Such an exam can save time by getting rid of a large number of vaccine candidates.
1:30 a. m. , the United States reports more than 58,000 new coronavirus infections, the number as of August 5, indicating a trend of concern.
The number of new infections reported on Monday is higher than the 48210 reported on Sunday, and also higher than the 41653 reported a week earlier, according to knowledge compiled through Johns Hopkins University.
When the seven-day period is above the 14-day matrix, this suggests that infections are accelerating.
Tuesday, October 20
10:40 p. m. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the national blockade to curb the spread of Covid-19 “may be over, but the virus is still there,” and urged others to continue taking all precautionary measures against coronavirus.
“If you pass out without a mask, you endanger those around you,” he says, as other people flock to markets before upcoming festivals. Modi adds that he runs to make sure everyone in the country does. have a vaccine once it develops.
The total number of cases in India has lately been more than 7. 5 million, according to the knowledge of Johns Hopkins University.
8:30 p. m. Hong Kong’s unemployment rate stood at 6. 4% from July to September, at 6. 1% over the past three months, the highest figure since 2004 following the SARS outbreak.
7:45 p. m. Cases have decreased in some countries, but not in Russia, which has just declared a daily record of 16,319. Meanwhile, Malaysia continues to struggle with its most recent wave, reporting 862 cases, less than Sunday’s record of 871.
5:30 p. m. Indonesia reports 3602 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 368,842, according to data. There were also 117 new deaths from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 12734.
5:00 p. m. The Philippines reports 1,640 new infections, the lowest buildup of infections in 4 weeks and 17 other deaths. The total number of cases shown increased to 360,775, while deaths reached 6,690, the highest number in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
4:14 p. m. Officials in Qingdao, where 12 cases arose this month, say they have discovered enough evidence for the first time that the virus can remain in the containers of frozen food outdoors for long periods and then transmitted. review both packages of frozen products, and handlers will want to stay in designated spaces and be reviewed for one and both for 3 to five days.
3:10 p. m. Pfizer and BioNTech SE announce the initiation of the combined Phase I and Phase II clinical trials of their mNR vaccine candidate in Japan. The study will recruit 160 other people between the ages of 20 and 85. with 120 million doses of its now experimental coronavirus vaccine in the first part of 2021.
14:50 A shipment of Kuwaiti-flag farm animals moored on Australia’s west coast is evacuated after at least part of the 52 COVID-19-tested team members reports Reuters. Australian port in the following month, in a state that has been free of the virus for weeks.
2:00 p. m. India has reported 46,790 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest count in almost 3 months, bringing the country’s total to approximately 7. 6 million. The death toll increased from 587 to 115,197.
12:30 p. m. The Thai economy is facing serious shocks over the pandemic, and the recovery is expected to take at least two years, the country’s new central bank governor said. Economic disruptions can be resolved in time, but “there is no solution,” the Bank of Thailand said. Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said in a briefing.
11:26 am Japan and China are expected to agree this month on the resumption of business between the two countries, according to Japanese government sources. Under the agreement, short-term lenders will be exempt from an era of isolation upon arrival whenever they take preventive measures.
11:00 a. m. South Korea confirms 58 cases, marking the fifth consecutive day of less than a hundred cases. Of the new infections, 41 were transmitted locally.
10:10 a. m. , the Australian state of Victoria could push for the easing of social estnging measures after reporting only one case on Tuesday, state Prime Minister Daniel Andrews said. The new infections decreased by 4 on Monday, extending a series of increases to a figure of about a week.
9:40 a. m. China reports 19 cases by October 19, up from thirteen the previous day. All new infections were imported. The country also reported 24 asymptomatic patients that day, up from 33 the previous day.
9. 15 a. M. Passengers arriving in Hong Kong and Italy from Heathrow Airport in the UK will pass through an hour-long coronavirus check before flying to open ForeignArray The Times reports. Quick checks will be carried out from Tuesday at Heathrow to allow countries where a negative control result is needed to prevent quarantine, the newspaper said.
5:30 a. m. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 400 issues as the prospect of a final effort between the White House and Congress to negotiate a coronavirus rescue plan was softened.
5:00 a. m. U. President Trump attacks Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease specialist, at a convention with crusader assistants, calling the doctor a “disaster”
“People are tired of listening to Fauci and those idiots, all those idiots they hit badly,” Trump said.
4:55 am The operator of two places to eat in Yokohama Chinatown, one of the largest in Japan, will file for bankruptcy, marking the first bankruptcy of the restaurant district connected to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the local branch of the studios. Teikoku Databank.
The two restaurants, Sangokuengi and Mankinro Bekkan, have already closed. Its business in decline before the pandemic, says Teikoku Databank.
2:30 am Britain is unlikely to see widespread use of a coronavirus vaccine until next spring, said the government’s leading clinical adviser, Patrick Vallance. There is no vaccine that opposes the virus, and vaccine progression is essential to involve outbreaks. that have resurfaced internationally in recent weeks.
02 A. M. A closely watched gauge of US housing market sentiment hit a record for the moment in a row as Americans flee cities to buy single-family homes in the suburbs.
“Traffic remains higher and traditionally low interest rates remain strong, as the concept of ‘home’ has become a renewed importance for work and other purposes in the COVID era,” says Chuck FowkeArray, president of the National House Association. Builders.
Reports that the NAHB/Wells Fargo real estate market index rose to 85 in October, 2 more numbers than last month, while forecasters surveyed through Dow Jones expected about 82.
1:30 a. m. The Maldives’ attempt to open borders in mid-July has begun to reap modest but promising profits as foreign airlines arrive with Western tourists to rest from the clutches of the pandemic to enjoy the country’s luxurious resorts.
“One smart thing that’s going down is that the length of stay has increased, tripping in the last two months,” Tourism Minister Abdulla Mausoom said in an interview with Nikkei Asia. 8 days. “
Monday, October 19
11:39 p. m. Singapore Airlines withdrew plans for a three-hour scenic flight after receiving complaints from environmental groups.
The airline had attempted to use ground passenger planes for paid flights to the airport from which they departed.
The resolution sparked interest in its first publication, but environmental activists say it would lead to greenhouse fuel emissions.
“They say the disadvantages outweigh the positive ones,” says a user familiar with the company’s plans.
22:55 The shares of Japanese fitness and good-looking manufacturer Unicharm reached an all-time high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, as investors bet on the expansion of profits driven by the continued order for masks.
Katsuro Hirozumi, an analyst at Daiwa Securities, says the company can gain advantages from using customer vouchers as an incentive as a component of the government’s Go To Travel campaign.
10:15 p. m. The sumo tournament in Japan in November will welcome about 5,000 spectators, twice as much as last September.
9:55 p. m. Nearly three hundred Indian migrant employees fired through a corporate structure in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus pandemic have asked the Indian government to collect unpaid income, Reports Reuters, which raises lawyers and activists.
6:36 p. m. La University of Oxford said the initial long-term effects have an effect on the COVID-19 test revealed that a large number of patients discharged from the hospital still had symptoms of shortness of breath, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to 3 months later contracting the virus.
5:47 p. m. International coronavirus instances exceed 40 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States, India and Brazil remain the most affected countries in the world. But many European countries, coupled with France, Germany and Italy, have recently reported a record increase in infections. .
5:15 p. m. Philippines has 2,638 new coronavirus infections and 26 more deaths. The total number of people shown in the country has reached 359,169, while the death toll is 6,675.
16:50 The number of coronavirus cases in Russia reaches a new high of 15982, adding 5376 in the capital, Moscow, bringing the national total of cases to 1415316. The authorities have reported 179 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll. up to 24,366.
4:10 p. m. Poland plans to open a transitional hospital in Warsaw National Stadium, as it faces an increase in coronavirus cases and an overload of the fitness system, the government said. beds and equipment.
3:30 p. m. Tokyo reports new infections, compared to the previous day’s 132, bringing the capital’s total to 29,046.
2:00 p. m. Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong plans to operate less than 50% of its passenger capacity before the pandemic next year as it nears the end of a strategic review that can result in significant task losses. pre-pandemic capacity for the remainder of 2020, with the maximum number of foreign borders still closed.
13:32 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, agree to resume scheduled flights between their countries at a forthcoming date and establish a “trade route” that would allow executives and professional staff to live without a 14-day period, provided they adhere to COVID-19 precautions.
13:35 Coronavirus instances in India cross the threshold of 7. 5 million after 55722 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, up from 61871 the previous day. The country’s total is now 7. 55 million, while the death toll has increased to 114610 after 579 new deaths since Sunday morning.
12:00 p. m. Thailand’s domestic car sales for the sixteenth consecutive month in September, 4. 1% less than last year, to 77433 vehicles, as the coronavirus outbreak affected demand, according to the Federation of Thai Industries, but sales increased by 12. 4% since August, aided through relief of virus restrictions, government aid measures and launch of new models. In August, car sales fell 12. 1% compared to last year.
11:10 am China’s commercial production in September increased by 6. 9% compared to the previous year, according to the data, with a gain of 5. 6% in August and an expansion for the sixth consecutive month as a component of a seasoning for an economy recovering from the impact of the coronavirus. China’s retail sales increased by 3. 3% last month compared to the previous year, surpassing analysts’ forecasts for 1. 8% growth, up from August 0. 5%.
11:00 am China’s gross domestic product increased more in the July-September quarter due to higher inflows and external demand, reflecting the effectiveness of its fiscal stimulus to overcome the effect of the coronavirus. Growth in the third quarter advanced to 4. 9% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office.
9:56 a. m. : Australian stocks are winning after the state of Victoria eased its months-old blockade of the coronavirus and after U. S. officials said a new stimulus package could be followed before the November 3 election.
9:34 am In September, Japanese exports fell at a slower rate than in the last six months, as auto shipments to the United States began from COVID-19 lows, according to government data. Total exports lost 4. 9% year-on-year, a fall higher than the 2. 4% drop expected by economists in a Reuters survey. The most recent reading follows six months of double-digit drops, adding a 14. 8% drop in August.
9:20 a. m. The United States has lost an abundant degree of influence in the Indo-Pacific region due to its domestic and foreign control of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an assessment published through an Australian think tank The Asia Power Index, Published through the independent Lowy Institute in Sydney, it ranks 26 countries and territories according to their strength in the region.
9:05 a. m. China reports thirteen new instances for October 18, as the previous day. All new infections were imported. China also reports 33 new asymptomatic patients, up from 34 the previous day.
Japanese corporations are expected to rent 105,442 college graduates in the spring, 11. 4% less than seven months ago, according to a Nikkei survey. The double-digit drop is the first since 2010, in the wake of the global currency crisis. . Nikkei surveyed 1,036 corporations, asking about the number of academics promised to be leased as of October 1 and the figures of 927 corporations comparable to last year’s.
5:05 am Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte provides mayors with the strength to close public squares while presenting another package of measures to verify to prevent a strong accumulation of cases, according to Reuters. Sunday’s cases reached a new record of 11,705. “The scenario is critical. The government is there, but everyone has to do their part,” the prime minister said.
1:53 am The Director of the International Monetary Fund calls for vital steps to address the unsustainable debt burden of some countries, urging creditors and borrowers to begin restructuring processes as soon as possible. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, said the Group of 20 Economies can simply provide assistance by extension of a six-month freeze of official bilateral bills to low-income countries, but more urgent action is needed.
Sunday, October 18
7:05 p. m. Malaysia’s fitness government reports 871 new cases, a record count, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 20,498. The country, which imposed selective closures this month as infections increased, also recorded seven new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 187.
17:07 The Philippine Ministry of Health reports 2,379 new cases shown and 50 more deaths, bringing the country’s total to 356,618 cases and 6,652 deaths. It also indicates that another 14,941 people have recovered from COVID-19, bringing overall recovery to 310,158.
16:56 Indonesia reports 4,105 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 361,867, according to the knowledge of the country’s COVID-19 working group. Knowledge charges 80 new deaths, bringing the total to 12511. The number of instances and deaths in the country. is the one in Southeast Asia.
3:32 p. m. The Australian state of Victoria, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, will enjoy greater freedom of movement from Monday after months of restrictions, but shops and restaurants will have to wait longer, after more than a hundred days in a narrow blockade that allowed two hours of outdoor activities a day, the other five million people living in the capital of Victoria , Melbourne, you can spend as much time exercising outdoors as you want. Retailers and restaurants can only offer takeaway or home delivery orders, with the state government contemplating their reopening until November 1.
2:00 p. m. Thailand reports another 3 cases of transmission, one day after reporting its first local infections in more than a month. The 3 patients are a circle of family members of two Burmese citizens who have already tested positive in the northern province of the country bordering Myanmar, the government said the organization running the coronavirus.
11:30 am, Saudi Arabia allows its citizens and internal citizens of the kingdom to pray in one of islam’s holiest and most devoted places, the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, for the first time in seven months, state television reports. Arabia allowed citizens to perform the Umrah Pilgrimage to the holiest sites of Islam, Mecca and Medina, after a seven-month break due to coronavirus problems.
9:30 a. m. China reports thirteen new instances for October 17, such as the previous day. All new infections were imported. The country also reports 34 new asymptomatic patients, up from 11 the previous day.
9:15 a. m. New Zealand reports a new case as the virus reappears after several days without transmission within the country’s borders, the inflamed user is known early, restricting the threat of transmission.
3:20 a. m. France reports a record number of new cases, 32,427, after reporting 25,086 on Friday. The total number of infections is now 867,197, while the total number of deaths is 33,392, 90 more than Friday.
Saturday, October 17
11:30 pm. China’s disease control authority says contact with frozen food packages infected with a new live coronavirus may simply cause the infection. from Qingdao.
5:29 p. m. Indonesia reports 4,301 cases, bringing the country’s total to 357,762.
16:45 The number of new cases in Austria has exceeded 2,000 for the first time, according to Kronen Zeitung newspaper.
13:52 Thailand reports its first two cases transmitted for more than a month.
10:06 am, China reported thirteen new coronavirus cases on the continent on October 16, with 24 cases a day earlier, announced the fitness commission on Saturday. As of Friday, mainland China had 85659 cases shown of coronavirus, the fitness authority said. The death toll for COVID-19 is 4634.
7:51 am Rating firm Moody’s downgrades UK debt rating to “Aa3” from “Aa2” on Friday due to the massive economic effect of the coronavirus crisis, Brexit and the lack of transparent budget plans from Prime’s government. Minister Boris Johnson.
6: 31Am Small European Andorra officially joined the International Monetary Fund on Friday, the 190th member state of the lender in crisis while the principality dependent on tourism and trade is fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
5:20 a. m. Guitar sales took off in the United States due to the pandemic. Confineed Americans in the house seem to be spending more time and cash on online music classes.
Fender CEO Andy Mooney said Stratocaster manufacturer and other venerable models expect this year’s sales to reach a double-digit record. Many buyers are young beginners, and part of them are women and girls, Mooney says.
4:07 a. m. The total number of coronavirus cases in the United States has exceeded 8 million, with new infections peaking in July. The virus is spreading in the battlefield states for next month’s presidential election.
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