Tokyo coronavirus emergency threatens internet cafe ‘refugees’
TOKYO -- Millions of people will be inconvenienced by the Tokyo metropolitan government's business shutdown campaign as the city battens down...
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Japan aims to cut social contact by 80%, here’s why
TOKYO -- Residents in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures have been asked to refrain from going out. The plea...
Japan extends call to avoid nightclubs and bars nationwide
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to "strongly request" that their residents refrain from visiting...
Infectious diseases expert warns of second corona wave after fall
As China's Covid-19 outbreak comes largely under control and economic activities gradually resume, the pandemic has spread explosively worldwide. The...
Japan extends calls to avoid nightclubs, bars to all prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to request that their residents refrain from visiting nightclubs,...
Coronavirus: Seven things to know about the medical aspects
HONG KONG -- Scientists and researchers are racing to find treatments and a vaccine for the new coronavirus, as confirmed...
Apple and Google announce tie-up to curb coronavirus pandemic
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Apple Inc. and Google LLC said Friday they will cooperate to prevent further spread of the...
In pictures: Thais band apart to slow the coronavirus
BANGKOK -- More than 80% of Thais understand and adhere to social distancing, according to a Ministry of Public Health...
Indonesia in ‘worst’ position as coronavirus attacks ASEAN bloc
JAKARTA -- Evawangi, a doctor at a public hospital on the outskirts of Jakarta, grows more worried every day.Her hospital...
Wuhan natives in New York hit by second round of coronavirus agony
NEW YORK -- As Wuhan lifted itself out of its 76-day coronavirus lockdown at midnight on Wednesday, Chen Long, a...
