Coronavirus latest: Wuhan doubles daily virus testing
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
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India extends coronavirus lockdown for third time
TOKYO -- India extended its national lockdown for a third time on Sunday, to May 31, as the South Asian country struggles...
Telemedicine gains ground as coronavirus stretches hospitals
TOKYO -- As the coronavirus outbreak overwhelms hospitals across the world, online medical services have become a valuable tool for connecting patients and...
Coronavirus presents existential threat to Japan’s hotels
TOKYO -- In what would have been a windfall year had the Olympic Games proceeded as planned, Japan's hotel chains...
Cashmere piles up in Mongolia as coronavirus cripples trading
EMEELT, Mongolia -- After years of expanding their goat herds to meet growing demand for soft cashmere from Chinese traders...
European coronavirus variant now drives global spread
TOKYO -- Three major types of the novel coronavirus have spread across the world, with the European version moving beyond its point...
Asia and world seek different paths to exit coronavirus crisis
TOKYO -- Japan, its Asian neighbors, European countries and the U.S. are all looking to carve their own unique paths...
Takara Bio’s saliva-based coronavirus test to allow samples taken at home
TOKYO -- Takara Bio will release a coronavirus test in Japan as early as this month that uses saliva, enabling samples to be...
Coronavirus pandemic pushes US and China into new Cold War
TOKYO -- While the U.S.-China relationship has become more toxic than ever since their dramatic rapprochement in the 1970s, the...
China to US airfreight prices spike as coronavirus hits
TOKYO/BANGKOK -- Air and sea cargo fares have surged due to the coronavirus pandemic, with airfreight prices from Shanghai to U.S. and...
