The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 8,320,288, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 447,628. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
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China’s rush to quell Beijing outbreak underscores political stakes
BEIJING — Public security vehicles packed the area around the largest wholesale fresh food market in Beijing on Monday morning, an area seen as the source of a fresh cluster of coronavirus cases. Stationed at the entrance to the shuttered Xinfadi market were members of the People’s Armed Police, a paramilitary unit charged […]
Coronavirus latest: China blasts Harvard study suggesting earlier Wuhan outbreak
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,151,267, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 407,145. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Coronavirus latest: Outbreak possibly began last August, Harvard study says
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,151,267, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 407,145. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Coronavirus latest: Outbreak possibly started last August, Harvard study says
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,085,894, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 405,168. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Coronavirus outbreak puts Japan’s singles in mood for matrimony
TOKYO — With stay-at-home orders in effect to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, many singles in Japan are reassessing the importance of marriage and family, even as they maintain social distance. Tokyo-based marriage agency Sunmarie says inquiries about its services and memberships are up about 20% in April […]
Toyota and Mazda post first China sales rise since virus outbreak
GUANGZHOU — Toyota Motor and Mazda Motor both recorded rises in auto sales in China in April, their first monthly increases since the novel coronavirus broke out in January in an indication of the possible return of consumer demand. Toyota announced on Friday that it sold 142,900 vehicles in April in the country, increasing 0.2% from the same month last […]
Japan’s overtime hours take biggest tumble amid virus outbreak
TOKYO — Overtime hours in Japan fell 7.4% in April, the largest monthly decline since January 2013, when comparable data was first collected. According to the monthly labor survey published on Friday by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, workers at establishments with five or more employees put in an […]
What should I do if I am selling a house during the coronavirus outbreak? The latest property advice
Should I accept a renegotiated offer? “The short term is going to be pretty brutal,” says Neal Hudson of Resi Analysts. Capital Economics has forecast a 4 per cent fall in house prices this year, although other property experts have suggested the declines could be much higher “Expectation of worth is […]
School on Saturdays awaits many of Japan’s students after outbreak
TOKYO — With many Japanese schools closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, local governments in some of the hardest-hit areas plan to shorten summer vacation and hold Saturday classes to help students catch up once the buildings reopen. Forty-seven of 52 local governments surveyed last week by Nikkei, covering 13 prefectures designated as […]