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Japan to allow some to get off coronavirus-hit cruise ship

February 12, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry is considering allowing people with health concerns on the coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess to get off the vessel, ministry officials said Tuesday. Elderly people and those with chronic diseases may be able to disembark from the

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EXCLUSIVE: Some coronavirus patients in Japan in serious conditions

February 12, 2020

Tokyo–Several patients who have tested positive in Japan for the new coronavirus from China are in serious conditions, with very severe symptoms, such as breathing difficulties, seen in some of them, informed sources told Jiji Press on Tuesday. Some of

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Japan to reject more foreigners from China amid viral crisis

February 12, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government is considering expanding the coverage of its entry ban to also include foreigners who have been to the eastern China province of Zhejiang in response to the spreading outbreak of pneumonia blamed on the new coronavirus originating

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Japan confirms 39 more coronavirus cases on quarantined ship

February 12, 2020

Tokyo–Thirty-nine more people have been confirmed infected with the new coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off Japan, the health ministry said Wednesday. They are among 53 people whose test results newly became available. The ministry also said

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(Update) 2 More Japanese returnees found to have new coronavirus

February 12, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry said Tuesday that two more Japanese people who returned home from Wuhan on government-chartered flights have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus that originated in the Chinese city. One of them, a man in

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Elderly facilities bracing for mass infection with coronavirus

February 12, 2020

Tokyo–Operators of facilities for elderly people in Japan are taking full-fledged measures to prevent mass infection among users with the new coronavirus originating in Wuhan in China’s Hubei Province. They are concerned that once elderly people get the virus, their

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China coronavirus emerging risk to Japan economy: IMF

February 11, 2020

Washington–A senior International Monetary Fund official has warned that the spread of a new coronavirus poses an emerging downside risk to Japan’s economy. The spread of the virus originating in China’s Wuhan “would likely affect Japan’s tourism and retail activities

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Japan confirms 65 more virus cases on quarantined ship

February 11, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese health ministry said Monday that it has confirmed 65 more cases of the new coronavirus on a cruise liner quarantined off the country. This brought the total number of confirmed cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship to

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