Actually 3rd world country is a bit harsh of a statement since Japan does keep up with strict sanitation laws.
But for a country to crash, it only takes an overnight event (which has happened here and in the States too), so my statement of two months is giving some grace period since Japanese older business people have always seem to have saved for a rainy day. But as you watch the news, seems like I'm wrong, most small businesses that are talking on TV are saying they might be able to hang in for 2 months and then they actually don't know what to expect.
What is happening the young that can not make it in the large cities (no real jobs) are heading back home to live with parents. Maybe this will create a new job market where personal is quite scarce at the moment . (health industry)
This is a fact today: there is very little job security now for the work force in Japan
For what I know they always read the label, that's why you can sell a onion from Japan twice the price of one from China.
Also since the Fukishima disaster I think people start paying attention from which prefecture the products come from, I know we do.
Also it seems there are speculation for some product, people expect high demands for something they will run to the store and buy all the stock to sell it online for a profit,
other people seeing this also buy as much as they can fearing that the product will run out, I don't think it is specific to Japan.
I think the situation in Japan is quite okay for example for the masks we had a box, actually two, one adult size and one children size, we did not run out, and my wife just was able to buy a box a few days ago don't think a lot of people run out of mask here like in some other countries.
Oh, and we did not run out of toilet paper either, situation is under control !
Yes, and in the rural areas of the south and even in the Allegheny Mountain Range areas poverty is 3rd world in the States. Heck, any community with 55% of the people on welfare is 3rd world living environment.
I feel Japan is hiding the real % of the unemployed and most importantly the underemployed.
Yes, and in the rural areas of the south and even in the Allegheny Mountain Range areas poverty is 3rd world in the States. Heck, any community with 55% of the people on welfare is 3rd world living environment.
The definition in my mind is a country with no social safety to speak of. Countries where kids are put to work or where people resort to begging on the streets. Lack of infrastructure such as roads, sewer, water. Despite the widespread poverty I feel U.S. is a ways from that.
Here's an interesting feature by the BBC about how Japanese hospitals deal with Covid-19 patients and their shortage of supplies and facilities. Interestingly, the hospital visited by the BBC reporter is quite close to where we live, St. Marianna University Hospital. I have been there several times to visit hospitalised family members and friends.
Dr Fujitani, the ICU doctor who guided the BBC reporter, is also mentioned in the article below.
And another piece by the Asia-Pacific Journal, a semi-monthly publication I cannot praise enough, this time on the political aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan and PM Abe's less than impressive handling of the situation. A longish read but well worth it.
The good:
There is also speculation that Japan's mandatory BCG vaccination policy to protect against tuberculosis might be helping as it has proven efficacious in protecting against other contagions, including various respiratory diseases. The correlations are intriguing, "Among high-income countries showing a large number of Covid-19 cases, the U.S. and Italy recommend BCG vaccines but only for people who might be at risk, whereas Germany, Spain, France, Iran and the U.K. used to have BCG vaccine policies but ended them years to decades ago. China, where the pandemic began, has a BCG vaccine policy but it wasn't adhered to very well before 1976 … Countries, including Japan and South Korea, which have managed to control the disease, have universal BCG vaccine policies."
It also seems that there has been serious underreporting of COVID-19 cases in Japan and that without more testing the scale of the outbreak remains uncertain. As Azby Brown at Safecast reports, "Very little of Japan's testing and case reporting system is automated or fully online. Unbelievably, all of the data is still sent by fax and needs to be manually transcribed, entered, and compiled. This introduces unnecessary delays and makes the likelihood of data entry errors higher." He cites credible estimates suggesting that the actual number of COVID-19 cases is ten times the official figure, meaning some 140,000.
The author argues that the Abe administration hides "behind an ostensible lack of authority to order a tighter lockdown and highlight his respect for Japan's democratic values and constitutional constraints." Abe's quest for constitutional revision and desire for a national emergency amendment explained why the Special Measures Act (SMA) passed in March does not mandate any penalties for non-compliance with government lockdown requests. By deliberately not acquiring such powers now, Abe hopes to strengthen the case for the LDP's proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Cabinet to suspend the Diet and rule by decree, free from awkward scrutiny and troublesome transparency. No matter how unpopular such an amendment is within a majority of the Japanese population.
I think its quite dumb to compare Japan to America plus call them a third-world country. As far as I know, people and the government of Japan are reacting quite nice compared to the first-world US.
Here's an interesting feature by the BBC about how Japanese hospitals deal with Covid-19 patients and their shortage of supplies and facilities. Interestingly, the hospital visited by the BBC reporter is quite close to where we live, St. Marianna University Hospital. I have been there several times to visit hospitalised family members and friends.
Dr Fujitani, the ICU doctor who guided the BBC reporter, is also mentioned in the article below.
And another piece by the Asia-Pacific Journal, a semi-monthly publication I cannot praise enough, this time on the political aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan and PM Abe's less than impressive handling of the situation. A longish read but well worth it.
The good:
And the not so good:
The author argues that the Abe administration hides "behind an ostensible lack of authority to order a tighter lockdown and highlight his respect for Japan's democratic values and constitutional constraints." Abe's quest for constitutional revision and desire for a national emergency amendment explained why the Special Measures Act (SMA) passed in March does not mandate any penalties for non-compliance with government lockdown requests. By deliberately not acquiring such powers now, Abe hopes to strengthen the case for the LDP's proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the Cabinet to suspend the Diet and rule by decree, free from awkward scrutiny and troublesome transparency. No matter how unpopular such an amendment is within a majority of the Japanese population.
I think its quite dumb to compare Japan to America plus call them a third-world country. As far as I know, people and the government of Japan are reacting quite nice compared to the first-world US.
Well, what isn't nice is that small mom and pop businesses are closing up left and right. No customers. And the govt. has got people to believe to stay home is the best option, yet 3 weeks ago, the subways and trains were fairly packed.
Oh, and if you believe the figure on cases, they are far from the truth. Someone posted here about ambulance traffic was up in their neighborhood.
Update: May 6, 2020 Wednesday Tokyo time: 11:30 am
I mention earlier on one of my post that I'd try to make my updates a bit more international and perhaps more on "what's happening in everyone's front yard" type of post. The reason is because: Chinese updates are rare and Japanese updates are beginning not to be of much of interest these days to what is happening to the outside world, and the events in Japan (somewhat untruthful as far as reporting cases and deaths of the virus ) still hold a lot of weight, but not much international interest in this country.
I want to include some previous MIM's Street Talk first. The reason is, some of you may have missed it and has some of this taken place since my last post on April 30th.
This may take place worldwide so if this stuff does happen, we'll have to make a life's adjustment to it.
1. I don't know about schools around the world but it may seem possible that will take a new turn on education at the 5th grade level. Why, classes will be structured in 3 ways, one is the local economy (education focus locally) (nothing new here, but it won't start at the junior college level. The second way of education will be nurturing the talent of the student , again at the 5th grade level. The 3 level will be a "voluntary forced education" to assure employment in ones aptitude.
2. Life WILL NOT go back to what it once was. ( I hope you all understand that ) This will vary from country to country.
3. It will be nearly impossible to leave the country you are now in unless you are politically connected/ military connected.
4. For the States, entry to another State will have to be approved. ( Transportation hubs will have special privileges )
5. Its best if possible to leave any major city. As I mentioned before, major cities will become open door prisons and that is a fact. It won't be the type that you see with bars though. Expect loss of freedom and strict curfew this coming summer in the States.
The above is my Street Talk and it is very possible to happen in your country also. Just today, Russia closed down Moscow
My current MIM's Street Talk in the making
1. Look at #2 below. This will start at the interstate hwys in the States.
2. As stated in one of my post, these will be worn by trackers across America. It will detect who has a fever and possibly other test.
1. The US government should answer ten questions, provide explanations to the world, the Chinese newspaper concludes.
Why doesn't the U.S. government provide comprehensive protection for medical workers? Why were those reporting facts fired?
There are over 20,000 deaths from the seasonal flu in America starting last September, how many of those cases were the novel coronavirus undetected?
Why did Washington suddenly shut down its bioweapons lab in Fort Detrick, Maryland last July?
Some senators offloaded shares while playing down the threats of the disease. Why aren't they being held accountable?
Why did the U.S. downplay the pandemic when it knew the disease would develop into one?
When did the earliest COVID-19 infection happen in the U.S.? Why doesn't Washington get experts to trace it?
What secret research is being carried out at the biolabs established by the U.S. in former Soviet states?
Why was Brett Crozier relieved of his command after saving the lives of thousands of soldiers on board?
Will the U.S. disclose its pandemic control timeline to the world?
What effective measures have the U.S. adopted in the last two months other than the restrictions on travel with China?
2. Next week, due to complications of the epidemiological situation, Moscow is introducing a system of passes for moving around the city, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a televised address to Muscovites.
3. Be prepared to wear this: its a wrist device that will tell you if and when you are infected.
4. A number of Japanese groups offering humanitarian assistance abroad have recently been forced to evacuate staff due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, casting a shadow over their support for refugees and poverty-stricken regions.
5.
Mahan Airlines has been sanctioned by the US because it was secretly transporting weapons and prominent figures for the Revolutionary Guard to Irans operations in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq - countries that also have strong ties with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
By using flight data and talking to sources in Lebanon and Iraq, BBC Arabic was able to confirm that the first cases of Covid-19 in these two countries were for travellers on Mahan flights.
6. I think Mexico is going to catch up with the world: On May 5 , health authorities confirmed over 26000 Covid-19 cases and 2500 deaths in Mexico.
Update: May 6, 2020 Tokyo Wednesday Time: 11:30 am
The total number of people who have been infected in Japan is
4712 in Tokyo ( remember , they aren't testing the general public yet, and these are reported govt. hospital cases )
1686 in Osaka ( its a bit hard to believe since Osaka is not a very well type of city that obeys the govt. )
1121 in Kanagawa
910 in Saitama
891 in Hokkaido ( labor shortage in the dairy industry here )
858 in Chiba ( lots of rural area here and farming also )
Hyogo 674
Fukuoka Prefecture 649 ( if you been following me, I said this will be a cluster troubled area in the future ) Aichi Prefecture 498 Kyoto Prefecture 338 ( city of tourism, can pick up once people start going out again )
Ishikawa Prefecture 268
Toyama Prefecture 216 Ibaraki Prefecture 168
Hiroshima Prefecture 165 (surfing in this area, going to be bad in June )
Gifu Prefecture 150
Gunma prefecture 146 people Okinawa prefecture 142 people (wow, I remember the hysteria when only 3 people infected, expect many more ) Fukui prefecture 122 people Shiga prefecture 97 people
Miyagi prefecture 88 people
Nara prefecture 88 people ( many tourist visit here, but now most stuff is closed down ) Fukushima prefecture 79 people ( lots of old people here, hope it doesn't affect the farming industry )
Niigata prefecture 78 people
Kochi The prefecture has 74 people,
Shizuoka prefecture has 73 people, Nagano prefecture has 72 people,
Yamagata prefecture has 69 people,
Wakayama prefecture has 62 people,
Oita prefecture has 60 people, Yamanashi prefecture has 56 people, Tochigi prefecture has 54 people, and
Ehime prefecture has. 48 people
Kumamoto prefecture 47 people ( people are going to go the beaches here, expect a wave of increases soon ) Mie prefecture 45 people
Saga prefecture 45 people
Yamaguchi prefecture 37 people ( schools here are due to open May 23rd. )
Kagawa prefecture 28 people
Aomori prefecture 26 people
Shimane prefecture has 24 people ( this prefecture is showing an increase )
Okayama prefecture has 23 people
Nagasaki prefecture has 17 people
Miyazaki prefecture has 17 people
Akita prefecture has 16 people
Kagoshima prefecture has 10 people
Tokushima prefecture has 5 people
Tottori prefecture has 3 people.
A total of 306 people were confirmed by quarantine at the airport and crew members of cruise ships at Nagasaki Port
Highly unlikely in my opinion. I think the US will more likely move to a Japan model — try to keep the economy moving while asking people to voluntarily act responsibly. And then let the medical system cope as best it can. Businesses will likely have to follow new rules regarding density and service. Most likely the next wave will hit in the fall not summer.
Is anybody else impressed with the Osaka governor's handling of the situation?
Clear and rational exit strategy, and a clear set of guidelines for what would constitute a resurgence in cases and how to react. The whole drama of the local governors vs. the national government (which is making the national government look incompetent) is interesting.
In other news; the low numbers of the past week (fewer than 100 daily new cases in Tokyo) are cause for a feeling of relief, but I hesitate to overhype them here because of rumors that the numbers are low due to the Golden Week holidays. Anyway, the graph continues in the right direction
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said on Wednesday night that his government is trying to craft a so-called "exit strategy” from the coronavirus crisis. He said ministers will consult with experts on May 14, hear their views on infection rates and the state of health care systems, and consider...
I've been following this: file
I've been stating that the fine weather for viewing the cherry blossom period will show after 37 to 42 of unknown "how did they get the virus" . I think now with all the cases that can not be tracked partially can be of the cherry blossom viewing time. Its not exact, but it is helpful to know though. Also now, I'll be keeping updated on the opening times of the Pachinko Parlors and see the new rates of clusters. Sad to say, many are old and they smoke. That is not going to go very well with the hospitals.
You can keep updated on the hospitals, prefecture-by-prefecture at the site below.
Most every prefecture, including Tokyo, has added a shagload of hospital beds, and everything seems OK as of today.
Quite a few prefectures were overloaded a couple of weeks ago, but it looks as though the pressure has been relieved.
The link shows up in Japanese, but the site is in English (or, you can toggle between Japanese and English)
You can keep updated on the hospitals, prefecture-by-prefecture at the site below.
Most every prefecture, including Tokyo, has added a shagload of hospital beds, and everything seems OK as of today.
Quite a few prefectures were overloaded a couple of weeks ago, but it looks as though the pressure has been relieved.
The link shows up in Japanese, but the site is in English (or, you can toggle between Japanese and English)
I watched the news from other countries and it seems some gouvernements completely lost it, forbidding people to go out for weeks and having the police to enforce this.
I think Japan handling for the crisis is exemplary.
By handle it, do you mean do nothing? Or was it the two face masks? Because Abe has done nothing but waffle, and as that video mentions, his wife happily and publicly went against the little social distancing suggestions Abe did make.
I don't think some of what is happening in America is good either. But because Japan isn't shitting the bed like America doesn't make it anywhere near exemplary.
I heard about people fighting because others did not respect "social distancing" and were standing too close, I think it is impracticable and pointless.
I mention earlier on one of my post that I'd try to make my updates a bit more international and perhaps more on "what's happening in everyone's front yard" type of post. The reason is because: Chinese updates are rare and Japanese updates are beginning not to be of much of interest these days to what is happening to the outside world, and the events in Japan (somewhat untruthful as far as reporting cases and deaths of the virus ) still hold a lot of weight, but not much international interest in this country. How can I improve my updates ?
More people in this country now believe the UK has performed worse than Italy, Spain and France in the Covid-19 crisis than say it has done better than its European neighbours, according the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.
Italy is set to lift its ban on religious services due to COVID-19, weeks earlier than expected, following a Thursday meeting between the nation's bishops and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
California's Huntington Beach saw another wave of protesters on Saturday as discontent grew in response to the state's stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic.
The New York state governor has warned of a rare inflammatory syndrome among children infected with the coronavirus. He said state health officials have reviewed 73 cases in which children exposed to the virus also exhibited symptoms similar to those of Kawasaki disease, including inflammation in organs and blood vessels.
Recently, about 20,000 new infections have been confirmed in the United States each day.
Japan is conducting 188 PCR tests per 100,000 people, compared with rates of 3,159 in Italy and 3,044 in Germany, data from experts advising the government showed on Monday.
This is good news : In recent days, White House officials have moved to seize control of a little-known board that administers the $557 billion federal retirement program for most active and retired federal employees and military members, with some aides eager to halt the flow of billions of dollars into an index fund that includes Chinese companies, according to two White House officials and an outside Trump adviser involved in the discussions.
The Food and Drug Administration on May 9 announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs swiped inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement.
On Friday morning, VA officials announced that the total number of coronavirus cases within their health system rose to 10,539 individuals. That's up nearly 1,000 since Tuesday.
4900 people have tested positive in Japan. Been only 3 months and that's all that has been tested. (don't this is very accurate )
Traces of the novel coronavirus have been found in the semen of several infected men, according to a new study out of China's Shangqiu Municipal Hospital that was published in the JAMA Network Open. Of the 38 men hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, doctors were able to determine that six of the patients, ranging in ages 20 to 60, had the virus in their semen. Four were still considered very sick with the contagion, while the other two were on the road to recovery.
The total number of people that got infected with Covid-19 passed another sombre milestone, surpassing 4 million, with over 1.3 million of those hailing from the US, Johns Hopkins University reported.
Russia: One hundred and four people died over the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 1,827.
The average number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 is +/- 80,000 per day since the peak at the end of March and is currently at over 3 million confirmed cases. 211,000 of the 3 million have died, however, most Western countries agree that the true number is most probably quite a bit higher. The official death rate is around 7% at the moment but not all deaths have been recorded, care homes, for example, people who died at home etc, so we can safely say the death rate is more like 10%.
Eight in 10 illegal entrants at the border are being turned back quickly because of policies implemented to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
This is what happens when tourism dies off in your city or country. Omiyage is tourist food: Large amounts of omiyage in danger of being discarded due to decrease in tourism, and sellers are sending out an SOS "We need Okinawan's to eat these, now more than ever."
Mexico: 34000 cases of infections. 3400 have died of the infections.
Plane carrying 10 million face masks arrives in Scotland from China
Covid-19 is poised to cut a swathe through Asia's cramped, underfunded prisons but the true extent of the crisis may never be known.
During a January 21 conversation - one week after the WHO assured the world there was 'no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission' - Xi reportedly asked Tedros not to reveal that the virus was in fact transmissible between humans, and to delay declaring that the coronavirus had become a pandemic - despite the virus qualifying as one by the WHO's own former guidelines.
And while the WHO announced on the 22nd that data collected through their own investigation "suggests that human-to-human transmission is taking place in Wuhan," which they said more analysis was required "to understand the full extent," they waited all the way until March 11 to declare the virus a pandemic.
Japan's update : May 9th Tokyo time: 9pm
According to the local governments, etc., the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan is as follows.
▽ Tokyo: 4846;
Osaka: 1732;
Kanagawa: 1156;
Saitama: 959: Hokkaido : 945:
Chiba: 873:
Hyogo: 688:
Fukuoka: 653:
Aichi 501 people
▽ Kyoto prefecture 352 people
▽ Ishikawa prefecture 277 people
▽ Toyama prefecture 221 people
▽ Ibaraki prefecture 168 people
▽ Hiroshima prefecture 165 people
▽ Gifu prefecture 150 people
▽ Gunma prefecture 147 people
▽ Okinawa prefecture 142 people People
▽ Fukui prefecture 122 people
▽ Shiga prefecture 97 people
▽ Nara prefecture 90 people
▽ Miyagi prefecture 88 people
▽ Fukushima prefecture 81 people
▽ Niigata prefecture 81 people
▽ Nagano prefecture 75 people
▽ Kochi prefecture 74 people
▽ Shizuoka prefecture 73 people
Yamagata prefecture 69 people
Wakayama prefecture 62 people
Oita prefecture 60 people
Tochigi prefecture 56 people
Yamanashi prefecture 56 people
Ehime prefecture 48 people
Kumamoto prefecture 48 people
Mie prefecture 45 people
▽ Saga prefecture 45 people
▽ Yamaguchi prefecture 37 people
▽ Kagawa prefecture 28 people
▽ Aomori prefecture 27 people
▽ Shimane prefecture 24 people
▽ Okayama prefecture 24 people
▽ Nagasaki prefecture 17 people
▽ Miyazaki prefecture 17 people
▽ Akita prefecture 16 people
▽ Kagoshima prefecture 10 people
▽ Tokushima prefecture 5 people
▽ Tottori ?
addition to three people in the prefecture, 310 people were confirmed by quarantine at the airport and crew members of Nagasaki Port cruise ships, and 14 people returned from China by charter aircraft.
The number of people who died in Japan was 637 people.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 9th that 36 new people in Tokyo were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Well, what isn't nice is that small mom and pop businesses are closing up left and right. No customers. And the govt. has got people to believe to stay home is the best option, yet 3 weeks ago, the subways and trains were fairly packed.
Oh, and if you believe the figure on cases, they are far from the truth. Someone posted here about ambulance traffic was up in their neighborhood.
I agree, '3rd world country' is a harsh statement to describe Japan. As musicisgood stated, there is no security if they still have their jobs during and after this pandemic, especially in rural areas.
Update May 12, 2020 Tuesday Tokyo time: 7 pm
Hello JREF members. Well, a lot has been happening around many places and it seems like more govt. are letting businesses open with very strict restrictions. Which is good. But I saw some videos about people are not listening to restrictions and going about as nothing serious can happen to them.
Keep in mind that there is "NO SECOND WAVE"
1. Italy: Psychologists have teamed up from the public, private and NGO sectors, offering their help free of charge in response to the mental health emergency.
2. Disney has reopened its Shanghai Disneyland park to a reduced number of visitors, ending a more than three-month closure caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
3. China news: On Monday, it reported 17 new cases nationally - the highest daily increase since 28 April - bringing the total number of cases to 82,918, with the death toll at 4,633.
This is why the virus is here to stay. Because of selfish crazy assho$2s like this joker: South Korea says the number of coronavirus infections connected to nightclubs in Seoul has risen to 93.The flare-up is linked to people who visited the Itaewon district on May 2, during a four-day holiday.Ministry officials told reporters on Tuesday that the new cases include nightclub customers and family members.They are asking everyone to immediately take PCR tests, but they are still unable to contact more than 3,000 people. Officials in Seoul say the tests can be taken anonymously and people who intentionally avoid testing can be fined about 1,600 dollars.
4. Don't do it folks: Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says clinical trials of a vaccine for the coronavirus are expected to begin in the country as early as July.Abe made the disclosure at a Lower House Budget Committee session on Monday.He noted that vaccine tests in humans have already started in the United States.Abe said vaccines are being developed at several institutions in Japan, including the University of Tokyo, Osaka University and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
5. Toyota to dive 80% in profit: Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday forecast a sharp drop in sales and operating profit over the coming year as the car giant suffers from the "wide-ranging, significant and serious" fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that has shredded the global auto market.
6. The Treasury Department and the IRS are urging taxpayers who want to get their economic impact payments directly deposited to their bank accounts to enter their information online by Wednesday.
7. The government has sent out about 130 million payments in the first four weeks of the program by both direct deposit and by mail.
8. The IRS said Monday that people should use the "Get My Payment " tool on the IRS website by noon on Wednesday to provide their direct deposit information.
9. After that time, the agency will begin preparing millions of files to send to Bureau of Financial Services for paper checks that will begin arriving through late May and into June. The government cannot provide direct deposit once the process of sending a paper check has commenced.
10. The Get My Payment tool can be used to check on the status of a payment or provide direct deposit information. It has not always operated smoothly, but the IRS said many of its early glitches have been resolved.
11. Any U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number who makes up to $75,000 will get a payment of $1,200; married couples who file jointly and earn less than $150,000 will get $2,400. The payment steadily declines for those who make more, and phases out for those who earn more than $99,000; or $198,000 for married couples. The thresholds are different for those who file as head of household. Parents will get $500 for each eligible child as well.
12. The government will automatically send payments based on the information provided in 2019 or 2018 tax returns. Automatic payments will also be sent to those receiving Social Security retirement, disability benefits, Railroad Retirement benefits, Veterans Affairs benefits or Supplemental Security Income soon, according to the IRS.
13. MIM's "Street Talk": As I stated, 95% of businesses doing business in China will remain doing business in China. Nice to be in love with your economic enemy. :
The Ministry of Commerce told some key foreign companies they can apply for exemptions to the entry ban if they want to get executives back into China, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter hasn't been made public. They would still serve a mandatory quarantine, one of the people said.
The move is the latest sign that China, which has banned almost all foreigners from entering since late March, is taking steps to reopen its borders for business. China has had some success in containing the outbreak, which first emerged in the central city of Wuhan, and businesses such as Shanghai Disneyland reopened on Monday, with health checks and social-distancing measures.
14. Russia: Over the past 24 hours, 10,559 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in 82 regions of Russia.
15. Mexico: 36400 cases of infections and 3600 deaths. I'm trying to get info for the Tijuana area. I wonder if this is hard hit also.
This is good news for Hong Kong: Hong Kong again reported no new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, leaving the city's total number of infections at 1,047.The last confirmed cases – three of them, all imported – came on Sunday, while the most recent locally transmitted infection was reported 23 days ago.
Update: May 12, 2020 Tuesday Tokyo time: 7pm
On the 12th, a total of 72 people were infected in 10 municipalities nationwide, including 28 in Tokyo and 13 in Hokkaido , and 12 dead in Japan, including 6 dead in Hokkaido. The number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan was 16,040 including quarantine at the airport, and 712 passengers and crew on Yokohama Port cruise ships, for a total of 16,752. The number of people who died in Japan is 669, and the number of passengers on the Yokohama Port cruise ship is 13, totaling 682.
According to each municipality, here are the cases
Tokyo: 4987
Osaka: 1750
Kanagawa: 1186
Hokkaido: 979
Saitama: 966
Chiba 880 people
Hyogo prefecture 694 people
Fukuoka prefecture 655 people
Aichi prefecture 503 people
Kyoto prefecture 356 people
Ishikawa prefecture 283 people
Toyama prefecture 221 people
Ibaraki prefecture 168 people
Hiroshima prefecture 165 people People
Gifu prefecture 150 people
Gunma prefecture 147 people
Okinawa prefecture 142 people Fukui prefecture 122 people
Shiga prefecture 97 people
Nara prefecture 90 people
Miyagi prefecture 88 people Fukushima prefecture , Niigata prefecture 81
75 in Nagano
74 in Kochi
73 in Shizuoka
69 in Yamagata
63 in Wakayama
60 in Oita
56 in Tochigi and Yamanashi
Ehime , 48 in Kumamoto
45 in Mie and Saga
37 in Yamaguchi
28 in Kagawa
27 in Aomori
25 in Okayama
24 in Shimane
Nagasaki and Miyazaki prefectures have 17 people
Akita prefecture has 16 people
Kagoshima prefecture has 10 people
Tokushima prefecture has 5 people
Tottori prefecture has 3 people.
In addition,
2 people were confirmed infected at Narita Airport on the 12th, 314 people including those confirmed by quarantine at the airport and crew members of cruise ships at Nagasaki Port,
people returning from China by charter aircraft Are 14 people.
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