Vietnam was importing COVID-19 test kits from South Korea and conducting test research with Japan. Today, Vietnam is exporting domestically made kits to richer nations, adding to a string of …
Spain Deaths Slow; Japan Set to Extend Emergency: Virus Update
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.
Asia Today: Japan debuts robots at hotels for virus patients
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 PM to Hold News Conference on Monday About Coronavirus
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 …
Meet Pepper and Whiz: Japan debuts robots at hotels to look after coronavirus patients
The hotels are also staffed by doctors and nurses, but officials hope the robots can cheer up patients who are isolated in single rooms.
Asia Today: Japan slowdown not enough, Beijing parks reopen
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the coronavirus state of emergency that is scheduled to end next week will continue for roughly another month …
Deflation fears creep back in Japan as pandemic hits prices
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: Japan to extend state of emergency another month
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 …
Fax-Loving Japan to Introduce Online System for Reporting Coronavirus
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 …
The Latest: Nearly 2,000 cases in India, another daily high
India registers nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases, another daily high. — High-ranking Pakistan official tests positive. — Japan task force recommends caution. — Malaysia to reopen most businesses …