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Spain recorded the fewest deaths from coronavirus in more than six weeks, as the nation begins gradually relaxing Europe’s strictest lockdown regime after weeks of confinement.

Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick coronavirus patients under a new plan to free up beds at hospitals overburdened with more severe cases. Pepper, wearing a white surgical mask, …

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts as he speaks to media on Japan’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, April 30, 2020, in this …

The hotels are also staffed by doctors and nurses, but officials hope the robots can cheer up patients who are isolated in single rooms.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the coronavirus state of emergency that is scheduled to end next week will continue for roughly another month …

Consumer prices in Japan’s capital city fell for the first time in three years in April and national factory activity slumped, data showed on Friday, increasing worries the coronavirus pandemic could …

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it …

Japan’s health ministry will introduce a system for health centres to report new coronavirus cases online instead of by hand-written faxes, phone or email – drawing praise from some but scorn from …

A Japanese aquarium closed during the coronavirus outbreak is asking people to make video calls to their eels so the sensitive creatures remember humans exist and don’t pose a threat. The Sumida …