The Nikkei Asian Review tracks the spread of the new coronavirus from The city of Wuhan in central China.
Global instances reached 31,615,836, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
The international death toll reached 971,116.
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Here are the advances (Tokyo time):
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Thursday, September 24
10:00 a. m. China reports seven new coronavirus cases on Thursday, up from 10 reported the previous day. All new cases were imported infections involving travelers.
7:55 am The Australian state of Victoria reports two coronavirus deaths and 12 new cases, compared to five deaths and 15 cases a day earlier. Victoria, which is on a prolonged blockade until Sunday, would possibly ease some serious restrictions faster than expected, as new infections have followed a stable downward trend in recent days.
7:00 am Although China’s economy is recovering from the pandemic, most companies in poorer western and central provinces are recovering much more slowly than those in the richest spaces around Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, according to a China Beige Book report Sales increased by 41% quarter-on-quarter for Shanghai and the rich eastern provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu , but fell 10% in the most remote western regions of Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang, he said.
6:22 am Marseille, the city in the south of France, will close restaurants from Saturday, while Paris will decrease the maximum meeting capacity to 1000 out of 5000. Approximately 13,000 others have been discovered inflamed in the last 24 hours, and the Minister of Health has said the scenario is getting worse.
4:38 am Britain plans to host clinical trials in which volunteers intentionally inflame with the new coronavirus to verify the effectiveness of candidate vaccines, reports the Financial Times, which presents others involved in the project. They are said to be the first in the world. “
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2:38 a. m. India’s Railway Minister Suresh Angadi died two weeks after being tested positive for COVID-19. Angadi, 65, “a committed [member of Parliament] and an effective minister, admired in all areas,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted Wednesday night. “His disappearance is pitiful. My mind is with his circle of relatives and friends right now so unhappy. “
1:23 p. m. The governor of Sao Paulo, Brazil, said the state will most likely start vaccinating the Chinese Sinovac vaccine in mid-December.
Wednesday, September 23
11:43 p. m. New York’s well-known Hilton Times Square will close smart in October due to the collapse of tourism in the Big Apple, according to documents filed through the operating company. Approximately two hundred license employees will lose their jobs.
21:00. Vietnam Airlines has opened reservations for the first scheduled flight to Vietnam since April, departing Seoul for Hanoi on Friday.
20: 00. Singapore will introduce a new outbound business pass for senior executives with regional or foreign day-to-day jobs that will have to fly regularly. Those registered at the pass will have to stick to a strictly controlled address abroad. Upon your return, you will have the option to take a COVID-19 check instead of a 14-day house remains a requirement, but you will need to isolate yourself automatically when the result returns. Authorities say the number of passes will be limited at first, but the program can simply be expanded.
17:41 Indonesia sets a daily record of 4,465 new infections in more than 24 hours and has some other 140 deaths. This is the fourth time daily cases in Indonesia have exceeded 4,000, and the case has happened this week since the outbreak in indonesia. Indonesia’s total is 257,388 infections and 9,977 deaths, with Jakarta being the hardest hit city.
4:21 p. m. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announces a new economic stimulus package valued at Ringgit 10 billion ($2. 41 billion) for industries and citizens seriously affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
4:05 p. m. Thailand’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at an all-time high on Wednesday and advanced its GDP outlook, with Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy showing signs of recovery from the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
3:14 p. m. Tokyo reports 59 cases, the lowest daily number in almost 3 months; the number dropped 88 on Tuesday and 98 on Monday, and the lowest since June 30, when 54 cases were reported.
2:57 p. m. La International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned Thursday that the new coronavirus is discriminating against communities in Asia, adding migrants and foreigners.
2:51 p. m. The governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, said Wednesday that the central bank is in a position to provide more stimulus, as the coronavirus pandemic has kept the economic outlook murky. “There is a lot of uncertainty about how the pandemic can affect the economy and monetary conditions,” Kuroda said. As such, we will be vigilant to have an effect for the time being and take additional relief measures without hesitation, if necessary,” he told business leaders in Osaka in an online speech.
1:50 p. m. India reports 83,347 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 75,083 the previous day, bringing the country’s total to just about 5. 65 million. The death toll has increased from 1,085 to 90 020. La the country’s check capacity now exceeds 1. 2 million depending on the day. and to date, more than 66 million controls have been carried out.
1:05 p. m. Fujifilm Holdings says his drug Avigan has reduced viral load and symptoms in patients with COVID-19, paving the way for approval in Japan after months of delays. Phase 3 clinical examination of 156 patients showed that those treated with Avigan took a step forward after 11. 9 days, to 14. 7 days for a placebo group.
12:36 p. m. Japan hopes to ease access restrictions and resume acceptance of visitors from around the world in October, according to Nikkei. The government will restrict access to another 1,000 people by day. Those who have a consistent hold for remains longer than 3 months will be at the entrance but will have to be quarantined for two weeks at the entrance.
11:40 a. m. South Korea confirms 110 cases, up from 61 a day ago, bringing the country’s total to 23,216 with 388 deaths. The government will send a momentary stimulus check to small business owners and families with children this week.
11:30 a. m. One of the world’s largest gaming conventions, the Tokyo Game Show, will be held completely online for the first time in collaboration with Amazon Japan.
11:10 a. M. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand maintains its official monetary rate at 0. 25% in a widely anticipated decision, as knowledge recommends that the economic hit to the coronavirus was less severe than feared. $ 66. 32 billion) Large Scale Asset Acquisition Program (LSAP).
10:42 An organization of 40 Japanese shipping corporations, shipbuilders and generation corporations aims to bring remote-controlled ships across Japanese waters from 2025 on the basis of 2025, a life jacket for an ageing industry suffering from chronic labor shortages.
9:25 a. m. China reports 10 for September 22, compared to the previous day’s six.
7:33 a. m. Victoria Coronavirus’s Australian hotspot reports 15 cases and deaths by September 22, compared to 28 infections and 3 deaths the previous day, as the state seeks to ease blockade restrictions starting next week.
6:47 a. m. The governor of the state of Wisconsin of the United States of America and the United States of AmericaBut it’s not the first time It declares a new public fitness emergency and extends a mask use order until November to combat the recurrence of coronavirus cases.
Tony Evers says youth social gatherings are to blame for the outbreak and urges academics to wear masks and bars.
5:32 a. m. Deutsche Lufthansa plans to start offering immediate COVID-19 antigen passengers and plans to open hubs at US airports. But it’s not the first time And Canada reports Reuters, and mentions a corporate executive.
3:49 a. m. Walt Disney Co. told California officials that its original Disneyland theme park, which has been closed for six months, will reopen, noting that its sites in Shanghai, Paris and Florida have resumed operations with limited assistance and protective precautions.
2:50 a. m. In a virtual address to the United Nations General Assembly, U. S. President Donald Trump travels to China for not avoiding outbound flights at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it is infecting the world. Trump also blamed the country and the World Health Organization, which said it is “virtually controlled through China,” for saying there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in his own speech did not mention the origin of the new coronavirus, but said that “COVID-19 reminds us that economic globalization is an old and undeniable trend. “
12:43 p. m. In the United States, COVID-19 deaths reached 200,005, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. More people have died from the new coronavirus than in any other country. International deaths are close to a million.
Tuesday, September 22
11:45 p. m. The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, in an open letter to the Olympic Movement, offers a positive assessment of the holding of the Olympic Games late in Tokyo.
The return of game occasions around global exhibits “that game can be organized safely, even under existing restrictions,” Bach writes. “This gives us confidence in our arrangements for long-term occasions, adding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “
9:40 p. m. More than 60% of Americans say the coronavirus pandemic remains the same or is in their local communities, the highest positive view since the beginning of the summer epidemic, according to the most recent survey per month through the Financial Times and Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
At the same time, fear grows about the monetary effect on the disease. Today, 42% say they are more involved in the economy than in public health, nine percent more than last month.
The death toll in the United States by COVID-19 is about to reach 200,000.
8:07 p. m. Pakistan has introduced phase III clinical trials for CanSino Biologics’ COVID-19 candidate vaccine, according to a government minister and an official of the Chinese pharmaceutical company. Pakistan gave the go-ahead for the country’s first Phase III clinical trial in August for CanSino’s candidate, Ad5-nCoV, led by the government’s National Institute of Health and the pharmaceutical company AJM, a canSino representative.
6:30 p. m. The Philippine Ministry of Health reported 1,635 new cases of coronavirus, the least buildup of infections in two weeks and another 50 deaths. The total number of infections showed that infections increased to 291,789, even the highest in Southeast Asia.
6:08 p. m. Indonesia reports the deadliest day of the pandemic to date, with 160 new deaths in the last 24 hours and 4,071 new infections. Deaths have exceeded one hundred days in the following week, and East Java Province reported the maximum deaths, followed by Jakarta and Central Java. The total number of cases in Indonesia now has a red 252,923, with 9,837 deaths.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani expects a deeper economic downturn in the third quarter, between 1% and 2. 9%, which would put the country in a technical recession after the economy contracted 5. 32% in the quarter of this time. 2020, between 0. 6% and 1. 7%. The past predicted growth from -1. 1% to 0. 2%.
5:31 p. m. Hong Kong Disneyland announced that it will reopen on Friday to a small number of visitors and will only leave five days a week; it will also put social distance measures into force and visitors will be required to wear masks; live performances at the theatre will be suspended. .
It reopens after the new wave of coronavirus infections forced it to close for two months.
4:30 p. m. Russia reports 6215 new cases of coronavirus, the maximum recorded in 24 hours since July 18, bringing its national total to 1115810, the fourth in the world. The government also reported 160 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 19,649. .
3:13 p. m. India confirms 75083 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its smallest buildup in 3 weeks, bringing its total infections to 5. 56 million. The death toll increased to 88,935, an increase of 1,053 since Monday morning.
The country also reported a record 101,468 recoveries, raising its recovery rate to 80. 86%. Its active instances of COVID-19 account for 17. 54% of the total infections shown, while the mortality rate is 1. 6%, according to the knowledge of the Ministry of Health. .
11:29 am Hong Kong will take greater social estating measures until October 1, China’s national holiday, when protests against the government can re-attract many others. Meetings of more than 4 people will continue to be banned, while restaurants and bars are scheduled to close at midnight.
11:20 a. m. South Korea’s fitness government is asking others to stay home during the Chuseok vacation, or the Korean fall harvest festival, next week to avoid another coronavirus outbreak. The total number of infections reached 23,106 with 388 deaths.
5:35 a. m. Wall Street’s top ratings fell monday after the death of U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to make the approval of some other stimulus package through Congress less likely before the November 3 presidential election, leading to a sharp drop in the physical health sector.
The Dow Jones lost up to 900 issues and the CBOE market volatility index, wall street’s indicator of concern, peaked in just two weeks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost just over 500 points, or 1. 8%, while the S
4:03 a. m. Se withdrew six tennis players from the men’s and women’s draw for the French Open due to COVID-19 issues, organizers said.
“Roland Garros tournament managers can verify that two players in the qualifying tournament tested positive for COVID-19 and 3 others showed close contact with a coach who tested positive for COVID-19,” the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said in a statement. .
The organizers did not reveal the names of those who had been undone, but Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia said he got rid of it because his coach Petar Popovic had tested positive.
The French Open will take place from 27 September to 27 October, 11 after being moved from its same post as usual at the end of May-June.
3. 50am London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Monday that he agreed with local council leaders and public fitness experts on the new COVID-19 restrictions that will be presented to the central government to involve the epidemic in the capital.
The measures come with reduced opening hours for pubs and bars and the extension of the mask on public transport and other public spaces.
Khan said he will ask the government to put the plan into effect as soon as imaginable and will discuss it with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday.
“Without proper testing or touch search in London, we still don’t have options for other measures to stop the spread of the virus,” he said in a statement.
“I am firmly convinced that acting early, rather than having to impose stricter measures later on, is the right thing to do for public health and the economy. “
3:40 a. m. The weekly number of COVID-19 developments in the United States increased last week for the first time after falling for 8 consecutive weeks.
Experts attributed construction to the reopening of schools and Labor Day celebrations.
New cases increased by 17% to around 287,000 during the week ended September 20, while deaths increased by 5. 5% to about 5,400 people after a fall in the past 4 weeks, Reuters reported.
The country set a record number of checks for more than a million people on Saturday.
3:00 a. m. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionBut it’s not the first time They issued a warning Monday about the imaginable air transmission of the new coronavirus, saying the draft council was issued by mistake.
Now-removed guidelines, posted on the agency’s online page on Friday, say other people use air purifiers to decrease internal germs in the air to prevent the disease from spreading.
12:38 p. m. A total of 156 countries have joined the global COVAX programme for fair distribution of materials for COVID-19 vaccines in the long term, according to an alliance led through the World Health Organization.
Monday, September 21
11:35 p. m. Wall Street’s top rates peaked at nearly seven weeks on Monday, considerations of additional coronavirus blockades, and Congress’ inability to agree on more fiscal stimulus have increased fears of a blow to the national economy. The Dow Jones has dropped 800 points, or 3 points consistent with a hundred.
10:50 p. m. The Dow Jones has dropped by 2%, American Express and UnitedHealth, as investors observe coronavirus cases in Europe.
10:30 p. m. fell at the opening, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping more than 460 points, or 1. 7%.
22:05 Tokyo reports new instances of COVID-19 and a new death on Monday. Twenty-many people were the largest organization of new instances at age 29.
Osaka reports 39 new ones and one death.
20: 00. Myanmar intends to continue its general election on 8 November, rejecting the opposition’s requests for a postponement due to the accumulation of coronavirus cases, Reports Reuters. An election commission official said precautions will be taken and added that polling stations will be expanded. number of cases of 671 on Sunday the highest in the country to date.
6. 50 pm According to Reuters, the UK is contemplating some other blockade, as the trend of new infections is moving in the wrong direction. The country’s fitness secretary said restrictions can focus only on socialization than on schools and workplaces. about 400,000, with more than 41,000 deaths.
17:55 Indonesia is setting a new record with 4,176 new instances and 124 deaths. These figures bring the country’s total to 248,852 infections and 9,677 deaths.
2:50 p. m. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is pleased with a ban on foreigners for Filipino nurses and other medical workers, allowing for more jobs abroad, his spokesman said, as the government believes it is controlling the coronavirus epidemic.
2:34 p. m. India reports 86961 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the lowest number in six days, bringing the country’s total number of infections to just about 5. 5 million. The death toll increased to 87,882, an increase of 1,130 since Sunday morning.
Also in India, the Taj Mahal, in the northern city of Agra, reopens with strict protection rules for COVID-19, such as mandatory mask clothing and social distancing, six months after the closure of the 17th-century architectural marvel due to the coronavirus pandemic A maximum of 5,000 tourists is allowed depending on the day.
1:38 p. m. China maintains its benchmark interest rate for commercial and family loans for the fifth month after its September fixation, as expected. The one-year preferential rate (LPR) remained unchanged at 3. 85%, while the five-year LPR remained at 4. 65%.
12:37 p. m. Asian countries have been among the highest competitive at their final borders to fight COVID-19 and are among the slowest to reopen to tourists, according to recently compiled data, underlining widespread tension over economies heavily dependent on foreign visitors.
12:06 p. m. Five players have been removed from qualifying for the Roland Garros tennis tournament after two players and one coach tried COVID-19, organizers said. Qualifying will begin later on Monday, with the main draw scheduled for September 27.
12:04 p. m. On Monday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lifted all restrictions on coronaviruses across the country in Auckland as the number of new infections decreased in a network. Some restrictions have also been maintained in Auckland to allow meetings of up to one hundred. people, however, the largest city in the country wants more time before all the sidewalks can be lifted, Ardern said.
11:24 am South Korea confirms 70 new cases of coronavirus, up from 82 a day ago. The total number of infections was successful in 23,045, with 385 deaths. A third of Seoul scholars return to elegance from Monday, even as new. instances succeed in double-digit numbers for two consecutive days.
10:25 am South Korean exports during the first 20 days of September increased for the first time since March, aided by increased sales of chips and automobiles, to stoke hopes for recovery in the trade-dependent economy. a year earlier, while imports fell by 6. 8% during the year, according to the knowledge of the Korean Customs Service.
8:59 a. m. Mainland China reports 12 new cases of COVID-19 on September 20, with 10 cases a day earlier, the country’s national fitness government announced.
8:46 am The approval score of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is slightly higher, according to one poll, as the Conservative government’s reaction to the pandemic has contributed to its popularity. A Newspoll survey conducted for the Australian newspaper showed that Morrison’s functionality score was higher at one. percentage point at 65% compared to last month, just below its 68% highs in June and July.
7:12 a. m. The hot spot of Victoria’s Australian coronavirus on Monday reported two deaths by COVID-19 and 11 instances, proceeding to a stable downward trend in instances and putting the state on track for additional relief restrictions.
7:06 a. m. , Brazil registered 16,389 more cases of the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 363 deaths from the disease, the fitness ministry announced on Sunday.
6:00 am The UK is at a critical juncture for the COVID-19 pandemic and facing a very difficult winter, one of the government’s most sensitive medical advisers will warn in a public data gathering on Monday. Minister Boris Johnson has described it as the time of the virus wave, with giant chunks of the country’s issue of restrictions on social freedom and London is expected to be next on the list.
2:37 a. m. Fujifilm Holdings will soon request the production and sale of its avigan antiviral drug as a remedy for the new coronavirus in Japan, Nikkei reported on Sunday.
Sunday, September 20
11:34 p. m. Myanmar announces a house maintenance order for its largest city of Yangon, starting Monday, requiring all painters to paint from home. The Health Ministry said on Sunday it had registered 671 new cases of coronavirus.
4:18 p. m. Indonesia suspended exports from local sea products company Putri Indah to China after its frozen fish products tested positive for coronavirus, the country’s Ministry of Fisheries said. An investigation is underway and the suspension will only apply to Putri Indah. .
1:44 p. m. The number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 5. 4 million, adding 92,605 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health. United States, which has 6. 7 million cases in terms of accumulated infections. A total of 1,113 people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said, bringing the mortality rate to 86,752, or 1. 6% of all instances.
11:21 An AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is pending.
10:11 a. m. Mainland China reported on Friday 10 new cases of COVID-19, compared to 14 cases reported the previous day, according to the national fitness authority, which said all new cases were imported infections involving travelers.
9:48 am South Korea reports 82 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the lowest daily number of infections since mid-August, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Out of a total, 72 were transmitted locally, raising the total. 22,975, with 383 deaths.
Saturday, September 19
5:11 p. m. Indonesia reports its largest accumulation of coronavirus infections, with 4,168 new cases, bringing the total to 240,687, according to data from the Ministry of Health. Knowledge charges 112 new deaths to bring the total to 9448, the highest in Southeast Asia.
5:09 p. m. The Philippine Ministry of Health reports 3962 new coronavirus infections and one hundred more deaths, both in five days. In a bulletin, the ministry says the total number of cases shown increased to 283,460 in Southeast Asia, while deaths reached 4,930.
2:33 p. m. As more and more people paint the COVID-19 pandemic at home, instant coffee intake is expanding in Japan. The growing demand for robust beans, mainly used for instant coffee, has made Vietnam, the world’s largest manufacturer of robust, Japan’s largest supplier. of coffee beans and relegated Brazil to the place of the moment.
10:30 a. m. Japanese brewers seek to adapt to the coronavirus-ravaged outlook by creating healthier beverages and supporting the local e-commerce industry in hopes of expanding Kirin Holdings’ revenue says its new healthy beverage concentrate later emerged Sales of products containing a specific strain of lactic bacteria have increased. Kirin also plans to launch the first sugar-free Japanese beer under its Ichiban Shibori brand, as consumers are more fitness conscious.
10:20 a. m. China reports 14 new infections on Friday, compared to 32 the previous day. All new cases were imported infections involving travelers. It also reports 24 new asymptomatic cases, compared to 20 a day earlier.
9. 30 a. M. The Australian state of Victoria, the center of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, reports its smallest buildup of infections in 3 months, putting it on track to alleviate a severe blockade in Melbourne’s state capital until the end of the month. recorded 21 new cases in the last 24 hours, less than the previous day’s share and its lowest level since June 24.
5:20 a. m. U. S. President Donald Trump said he believed the Canada-U. S. border would open before the end of the year, Reuters reports. Restrictions on the non-essentials on land borders were first imposed in March and do not cover industry or airArray have spread several times , adding friday through October 21, as the United States struggled to involve its coronavirus outbreak.
2:13 a. m. , India ordered its states to collect oxygen reserves and allow loose movements amid scarcity reports, while new coronavirus infections reached 5. 2 million on Friday, bringing the U. S. country’s record closer to the world’s most affected country, according to Reuters.
12:04 p. m. La European Union will purchase a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK as part of its time of agreement for safe supplies, as the deadline for enrolling in the World Health Organization procurement programme is approaching, Reuters reports. The agreement will get French and British drug manufacturers, who have teamed up to make a recombinant protein vaccine that they hope to get approved next year, to stock up to three hundred million doses in return. a down payment of EUR 324 million ($384 million).
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