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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2020
Lung biopsy of deceased China patient shows SARS-like damage
Doctors studying a 50-year-old man who died in China last month from the new coronavirus found that the disease caused lung damage reminiscent of two prior coronavirus-related outbreaks, SARS and MERS.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020
News outlets weigh whether new virus will affect Olympics
Since mid-January, the name on the lips of increasing numbers of TV news announcers and commentators has been "Bukan," which is how the Chinese city of Wuhan is pronounced in Japanese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2020
Gilead drug prevents type of coronavirus in monkeys, raising hope for China trials
An experimental Gilead Sciences antiviral drug prevented disease and reduced the severity of symptoms in monkeys infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), an infection closely related to the fast-spreading coronavirus that originated in China, a study published on Thursday found.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2020
Japan confirms six more cases from quarantined cruise ship as coronavirus deaths surpass SARS toll
China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic from 2002 to 2003 and raising anxiety among people preparing to return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Wuhan may be nearing peak, study finds
The new coronavirus may have infected at least 1 in 20 people in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the global outbreak, by the time it peaks in coming weeks, according to scientists modeling its spread.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020
Coronavirus lurking in feces may be a hidden source of spread
While doctors have focused on respiratory samples from pneumonia cases to identify coronavirus patients, they might have ignored a less apparent source of the spread: diarrhea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020
U.S. military in South Korea imposes quarantine for troops returning from China
The U.S. military command in South Korea said it has instituted a 14-day self-quarantine effective Sunday for any troops who recently traveled to China, adding that an outbreak in that country of a new coronavirus could harm military readiness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020
'Please take my daughter': Mom of girl with cancer pleads for passage at virus blockade
Hours ticked by on Saturday as 50-year-old Lu Yuejin struggled to get past the police checkpoint on the bridge over the Yangtze river and out of Hubei province, which is on virtual lockdown as China scrambles to control a new coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020
South Korea to bar people who visited virus-hit province in China
South Korea will bar entry by foreigners who have visited China's Hubei province, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak, the country's prime minister said Sunday, according to the Yonhap news agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020
Japan plans fourth Wuhan evacuation flight later this week as virus-infected hit 20
More than 560 Japanese have returned since Wednesday, when the first evacuation flight arrived in Tokyo, as the outbreak continues to spread.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2020
China virus cases may be undercounted even as numbers skyrocket
The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in China has skyrocketed to almost 12,000 as of Saturday, surpassing the official count during the SARS epidemic. But the true number of infections may be even higher, as health workers struggle to catch up with the disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 1, 2020
Japanese firms preparing for prolonged economic hit from coronavirus outbreak
Japanese companies that do business in China are starting to consider measures to cope with the possibility of a prolonged coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2020
For $193, a flight between Hong Kong and New York — with a six-hour stopover in virus-hit Wuhan
Bargain flights between Hong Kong and New York have emerged in the wake of the new coronavirus, as long as travelers are willing to stop in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, in just a few months.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020
China steps up 'green channel' to supply food for locked-down, virus-hit Wuhan
China has told farmers to step up vegetable production, opened roads for delivery trucks and is punishing those trying to profit in order to keep feeding residents of the locked down city of Wuhan at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2020
Japan reports first domestic transmission of coronavirus
One of the new cases was that of a bus driver who had driven two groups of Chinese tourists visiting Japan from Wuhan earlier this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2020
China virus could take larger-than-expected bite out of Japan's economy
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production could take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China that has rattled global markets and chilled confidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020
How Japan's designated infectious disease system works
The government is set to ramp up preventive measures against cases of pneumonia caused by the deadly new coronavirus, which originated in China, by classifying it as a legally designated infectious disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020
Japan to designate coronavirus special infectious disease, allowing use of funds for urgent treatment
Measures include compulsory hospitalization of infected people and disinfection of sites where the virus is detected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2020
Hong Kong protesters torch planned virus quarantine building
A group of protesters set alight on Sunday the lobby of a newly built residential building in Hong Kong that authorities planned to use as a quarantine facility, as public fears in the financial hub about the coronavirus outbreak intensified.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2020
China names HIV drugs as part of treatment plan for Wuhan virus
China is using AbbVie Inc.'s HIV drugs as an ad-hoc treatment for pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus while the global search for a cure continues.

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