JAPAN-CoVid19 Case Counts & News

JAPAN:

Looks like Japan may have it's 1st case of H2H transmission (without travel to Wuhan, China):

Hat Tip to 'Commonground', FluTrackers:

Japan sees 1st coronavirus case not linked to travel to China

KYODO NEWS - 24 minutes ago - 18:45
TOKYO - The government on Tuesday confirmed two more cases in Japan of the new coronavirus, including a tour bus driver who has never been to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak of the deadly virus began in a seafood and poultry market.

The findings bring the total number of confirmed infections in Japan to six.

The bus driver in his 60s drove two groups of Chinese tourists from Wuhan earlier this month, Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said.

The driver from Nara Prefecture, western Japan, was diagnosed with pneumonia on Saturday and has been hospitalized in the prefecture.

The other case newly confirmed is of a man in his 40s from Wuhan who has been in Japan since Jan. 20. He too has developed pneumonia.

The ministry said it is checking the health condition of people who had contact with the two new patients.

JAPAN-Confirmed Positive

*Wonder if they infected any of the tourists on the bus?

Hat Tip to 'Shiloh', FluTrackers:

Osaka resident tests positive for coronavirus - Japan's NHK
https://www.yahoo.com/news/osaka-resident-tests-positive-coronavirus-122839405.html

Reuters•January 29, 2020

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan has tested positive for the coronavirus, public broadcaster NHK cited Osaka's prefectural government as saying on Wednesday.

The woman, a resident of Osaka city, worked on the same bus as the driver who was confirmed with the virus on Tuesday, NHK said...

JAPAN: -- a false negative, before testing positive!

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Japan: three people evacuated from China tested positive for coronavirus
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Japan-three-people-evacuated-from-China-positive-for-coronavirus-616188

TOKYO - Japan confirmed an additional three cases of the new coronavirus among evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, including one who initially tested negative, the health ministry said on Saturday, bringing the country's total to 20 cases.

One of the three, a man in his 40s who had symptoms such as fever and coughing, first tested negative for coronavirus, the ministry said. But the man, who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia, later confirmed positive for the virus with an additional test, it said.The government plans to send another chartered plane mid-week or later to bring back Japanese nationals who are still in China's Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, where the disease is thought to have originated, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Ten more on cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus: NHK
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-cruise-idUSKBN1ZZ360

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ten more people on a cruise liner in the port of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, tested positive for coronavirus, NHK said on Thursday, citing the health ministry.

About 3,700 people are facing at least two weeks quarantined on the cruise ship.

The ship was caught up in the global coronavirus epidemic after an 80-year-old Hong Kong man tested positive for the virus after disembarking the ship late last month.    ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN: -5 Philippine Sailors

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5 Filipino sailors hit by new coronavirus
https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/12/business/maritime-business/5-filipino-sailors-hit-by-new-coronavirus/683923/

ByRaffy Ayeng
February 12, 2020

Four more Filipino crew members tested positive for the dreaded 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) onboard the Diamond Princess and are quarantined for 14 days, the Japanese health ministry confirmed on Sunday.

According to a statement by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total number of confirmed 2019 nCoV cases is now 70, including the four Filipino crew, and a Ukranian and American passengers.

The ministry said it has tested 336 potentially infected 3,700 passengers and crew on the vessel, and the latest results turned up the six new cases.The ship, carrying passengers from more than 50 countries and regions, has been quarantined since Monday after a passenger, who disembarked in Hong Kong, was found to be infected with the pneumonia-causing virus.

The first Filipino crew infected with 2019 nCoV was reported to be responding to medical procedures, and is expected to to recuperate in the coming days..  ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN:-2 cases NO travel history to China

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Japan MOH: 2 More Community Acquired COVID-19 Cases Announced Today
https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2020/02/japan-moh-2-more-community-acquired.html

(SNIP) ...      (Since then, Japan's MOH has announced two more (apparently) locally acquired cases - again in cases that don't fit the normal criteria for testing (ie. travel history to China and/or exposure to known cases) - that have been recently hospitalized.

It isn't clear if they had some reason to suspect these cases, or if they are now `casting a wider net'.

(SNIP) ...    About outbreak of patient associated with new coronavirus (the 29th case)   Action history:

   Details are currently under investigation. He has not reported staying in Hubei or Zhejiang within 14 days prior to onset, according to the report from the person.

(SNIP) ... About outbreak of patient associated with new type coronavirus (the 30th case)  Action history: Details are currently under investigation

   . According to the report from the person, no travel history.

JAPAN:-Japan confirms first death, but unclear if virus is direct cause of death

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Japan MOH: 44 More Cruise Ship Infections - Media Reports 1st Coronavirus-Related Death
https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2020/02/japan-moh-44-more-cruise-ship.html

(SNIP) ... Japanese media are reporting on the death of a woman in her 80s, who developed symptoms on January 22 - and has been hospitalized since February 1st - who was only diagnosed as being infected with the novel coronavirus after her death.

(SNIP) ... The woman, who lived in Kanagawa Prefecture near the Japanese capital, reportedly had not traveled overseas recently, and so the source of her infection is still under investigation.

NHK World is also reporting that a Tokyo taxi driver has tested positive for the virus.

JAPAN: ... Uh Oh!

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Japanese doctor infected with new coronavirus
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200214_02/

A doctor at a hospital in the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama has tested positive for the new coronavirus.

(SNIP) ... The officials say the doctor developed a fever and became fatigued on January 31. He later showed symptoms of pneumonia. He was hospitalized on Monday and tested positive for the virus on Thursday. They say the doctor is now at a different medical facility.

The officials say the doctor was seeing patients during his usual shifts from February 3 through February 5. But he took leave to rest at home from February 6.

They say he did not travel to China during the two weeks before showing symptoms. They have not confirmed whether he had any direct contact with anyone from China during the period.

ReadyMom wrote:JAPAN: ... Uh Oh!

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Japanese doctor infected with new coronavirus
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200214_02/

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Patient at infected doctor's hospital tests positive for coronavirus
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/02/78ef6c32c357-urgent-man-positive-for-coronavirus-after-contact-with-infected-doctor.html

KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 19:08 | All, Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A man in his 70s who was treated at a hospital in western Japan where a doctor was recently confirmed to have been infected with a new coronavirus has also tested positive for it, local officials said Friday, adding that the two apparently never had any contact.

Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka said, however, he does not think infections are spreading inside the Saiseikai Arida Hospital in Yuasa, where the man, a farmer, was briefly hospitalized from last week.

A local government official warned that infections could be spreading outside of the medical facility as the man developed symptoms before he visited the hospital on Feb. 6.

So far, more than 250 people in Japan -- 218 of whom are passengers and crew from a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama -- have been found to be infected with the pneumonia-causing virus...

JAPAN:-Taxi Driver

Hat Tip to 'sharon sanders', FluTrackers:

Today (February 13), Tokyo reported an infectious disease related to the new coronavirus.
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/-2019-ncov-new-coronavirus/china-2019-ncov/japan-2019-ncov/822900-japan-government-confirms-2019-ncov-cases?p=829196#post829196

Outbreaks of patients with infectious diseases related to the new coronavirus were confirmed in the 28th case in Japan.
We will carry out proactive epidemiological investigations on this matter, including the identification of close contacts.

Overview

Patient
(1) Age: 70s
(2) Gender: Male
(3) Residence: Tokyo
(4) Symptoms, course:　
　
January 29 Fever. Consulted a medical institution A in Tokyo.
February 3 Because symptoms did not improve, he returned to medical institution A and found pneumonia. He was referred to medical institution B in Tokyo and consulted.
February 6 He returned to medical institution B and was hospitalized.

February 12 Tests for differential diagnosis were conducted, but no specific infection was diagnosed, and a specimen was collected because a new coronavirus infection could not be ruled out.

February 13 A new coronavirus infectious disease test was conducted at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, which was found to be positive.

(5) Action history:
According to the report from the person, no history of staying in Hubei or Zhejiang within 14 days before onset.
The patient is a taxi driver living in Tokyo, and after the onset, he recuperates at home except at the time of consultation and does not work. After onset, wear mask and move by bicycle or private car.

JAPAN:-More Taxi Drivers

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New virus confirmed infection of two people involved in taxi drivers in Tokyo
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200214/k10012285891000.html?utm_int=all_side_ranking-social_002

February 14, 2020 17:29 New type pneumonia The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a press conference and revealed that two people living in Tokyo had been newly infected with the new coronavirus. Both of them are men involved in taxi drivers who were confirmed infected on the 13th.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government revealed this at a press conference on the evening of the 14th.

According to that, it was confirmed that two people living in Tokyo were newly infected with the new coronavirus.

Both men were found to be infected on the 13th, and were involved in a male taxi driver living in Tokyo. One was an employee of a houseboat, which was the venue for the New Year's party where the driver participated. Is an employee of a taxi union branch.

They are hospitalized, but they are not seriously ill.

According to the capital, private taxi drivers participated in the New Year's party of the private taxi union branch in the Seongnam district held on a houseboat on last month.

About 80 people attended the New Year party, and about 10 of them had symptoms such as fever.

On the other hand, it was confirmed that the houseboat employee was in contact with a traveler from Hubei Province, China.

Miyako has been examining the fact that he knows about 100 people as drivers' close contacts, including New Year's party participants, employees of houseboats, and employees of private taxi union branches.

A taxi driver said that his mother-in-law, a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa Prefecture, died on March 13 and was infected with the new coronavirus.

JAPAN: -- Still more about Taxi Drivers:

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Coronavirus: infected taxi driver had contact with Diamond Princess passengers in Japan
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3050667/coronavirus-elderly-passengers-diamond-princess-cruise-ship

The driver in her 60s was believed to have driven passengers when the ship made a port call in Okinawa on February 1

A taxi driver believed to have had contact with passengers from the luxury Diamond Princess Cruise was among four new coronavirus cases seen in Japan on Friday, as the first passengers from the quarantined vessel were allowed to disembark.

The driver was highly likely to have come into contact with someone on the Diamond Princess when it made a stop in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, on February 1, said the local government. ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN: Recap of Taxi Cab Drivers

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Coronavirus: 'Stealth outbreak' fears as Japan struggles to find links to new cases nationwide

febr 14, 2020

TOKYO - A surgeon and a patient at the same Wakayama hospital, near Osaka, have been infected with the coronavirus, officials said on Friday (Feb 14), with three other new cases surfacing in Tokyo and Okinawa.

These developments come a day after Japan reported its first coronavirus-related death - a woman in her 80s in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Japan's 35th case is a female taxi driver in her 60s in Okinawa, who is suspected to have ferried passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship when they disembarked in the prefectural capital of Naha on Feb 1.

The country's 36th and 37th cases are both linked to an infected Tokyo taxi driver, who is the son-in-law of the elderly woman who died. The man, who is in his 70s, had attended a new year's gathering on board a 'yakatabune' boat cruise last month.

An employee of the yakatabune, as well as an employee of a taxi driver's union, were confirmed to have been infected on Friday.

Domestic media cited experts as wondering if a "stealth outbreak" might already be underway in Japan.

Tohoku University Professor Hitoshi Oshitani told Jiji Press that efforts should be devoted to reducing the speed of contagion and treating the severely ill, as an epidemic is "likely occurring to some extent".

None of the new cases have cited any recent overseas travel, let alone to Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. This has left officials perplexed as to how an emerging bunch of cases around Tokyo and in Wakayama - which borders Osaka - have occurred.

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WHO says no need to cancel, move Tokyo Olympics
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-15/WHO-says-no-need-to-cancel-move-Tokyo-Olympics-O5owyG7Ije/index.html

The World Health Organization has told the International Olympic Committee there is no case for canceling or relocating the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over the coronavirus outbreak, the head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission said on Friday.

WHO top emergencies expert Dr. Mike Ryan told reporters on Wednesday: “There is no zero risk with any mass gathering”. WHO cannot be an “arbiter”, he said, adding that most events can be held if proper risk management measures are applied by organisers and local health officials.   ---CONTINUED---

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WHO says no need to cancel, move Tokyo Olympics
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-15/WHO-says-no-need-to-cancel-move-Tokyo-Olympics-O5owyG7Ije/index.html

The World Health Organization has told the International Olympic Committee there is no case for canceling or relocating the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over the coronavirus outbreak, the head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission said on Friday.

WHO top emergencies expert Dr. Mike Ryan told reporters on Wednesday: “There is no zero risk with any mass gathering”. WHO cannot be an “arbiter”, he said, adding that most events can be held if proper risk management measures are applied by organisers and local health officials.   ---CONTINUED---

That's just dumb as a mud fence... It's amazing what the all mighty dollar will get people to do or say.....

JAPAN:

Hat Tip to Avian Flu Diary

Media: MOH Warns Japan Entering `New Phase' Of COVID-19 Spread
https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2020/02/media-moh-warns-japan-entering-new.html

Local and international media are reporting on comments delivered by  Japan's Health Minister  Katsunobu Kato - following a meeting with a panel of experts today - where he warned that recent community acquired coronavirus cases suggest that Japan is "entering a new phase" in the outbreak.

   

Japan-Diamond Princess Cruise Ship

(RM's note: This ship is a petri dish for this virus. Poor passengers have no other option but to get infected)

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Japan MON: 70 More COVID-19 Cases Found Aboard Diamond Princess
https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2020/02/japan-mon-70-more-covid-19-cases-found.html

With roughly 72 hours until their 14-day quarantine is scheduled to end, 70 additional passengers aboard the Princess Diamond have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Of those, 38 (54%) are reportedly asymptomatic.

To date, 355 COVID-19 case have been identified aboard ship, out of 1,219 people tested (1/3rd of the ship's passengers and crew). Of those, just over 30% were asymptomatic.

With 2/3rds of the ship's complement still untested, finding this high of a percentage of positive carriers (many of whom are asymptomatic) this late into the quarantine period is a concern. At this point it isn't clear what additional steps the Japanese government will consider should positive cases continue to turn up. ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN:

Two new cases of COVID-19 hit Kanto area
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/17/national/science-health/two-new-cases-covid19-kanto-japan/?fbclid=IwAR0yHAecDplsMz5Ur1zY4-Hhh_1w86PYQozNFlwTxYzGTEct2zESyj21ps4#.Xkq37Bd7nfY

Two fresh cases of the new coronavirus known as COVID-19 were reported in the Kanto region on Monday.

The first case of the virus emerged at Sagamihara Chuo Hospital in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, the hospital announced on its website. One staff member was found to be infected after an 80-year-old woman from Kanagawa who died on Thursday — becoming Japan’s sole death from the pneumonia-causing virus — had been sent to the hospital. The staffer had been caring for the woman.

The health ministry also announced Monday that one of its employees in his 50s who had been working inside the cruise ship between Feb. 11 and Saturday had tested positive and was hospitalized. ---CONTINUED---

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Coronavirus: China warns Japan could be the 'next Wuhan'
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/02/coronavirus-china-warns-japan-could-be-the-next-wuhan.html



State media in China is warning Japan could become "the next Wuhan" as it experiences a "fierce surge" in coronavirus cases.

A report published by the Global Times, a Chinese Government tabloid, says web users are worried Japan has a "lack of epidemic control and quarantine awareness".

According to the report, Chinese web users are concerned too many public events are still being held in Japan. ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN-Cruise Ships

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Keeping passengers on coronavirus cruise ship was the WORST thing to do, says expert, as son of British couple who are now infected blasts Foreign Office's handling of the evacuation
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8015215/British-tourists-David-Sally-Abel-test-positive-coronavirus.html

-David and Sally Abel are among 88 people confirmed to have the virus today
-Their son Steve said they were getting no communications from Foreign Office
-They will now be taken to a mainland hospital and face a further quarantine
-UK government said today it is 'working to organise a flight' for stranded Britons
-Japanese health officials expect only around 500 people to leave ship tomorrow ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN-Cruise Ship Crew

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8 more Filipino crew of Japanese cruise ship catch novel coronavirus
https://www.rappler.com/nation/252113-more-filipino-crew-japanese-cruise-ship-catch-novel-coronavirus-february-18-2020

MANILA, Philippines – Eight more Filipinos working on the Japanese cruise ship Diamond Princess have contracted the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected Filipino crew members to 35, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, February 18.

On Sunday, February 16, 27 Filipinos were reported as positive for COVID-19, the term for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. ---continued---

Japan-Cruise Ship-2 Deaths

Two Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers die from coronavirus
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/02/19/coronavirus-deaths-two-diamond-princess-passengers-die/4815851002/

Two elderly cruise ship passengers with coronavirus who were on board Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess have died, according to Japan’s health ministry, the Associated Press has confirmed.

A health ministry official confirmed that they had been previously hospitalized in serious condition and had existing chronic diseases. The official spoke anonymously, citing office protocol.

(SNIP) ... the two Japanese cruise passengers that died from the virus were an 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman. ---CONtiNUED---

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Japanese Professor Warns of Need to Prevent a ‘Second Wuhan’
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/japanese-professor-warns-of-need-to-prevent-a-second-wuhan-1.1392882

(Bloomberg) -- A Japanese expert in infectious diseases who created international headlines by criticizing the nation’s handling of the Diamond Princess quarantine on YouTube has warned of the need to prevent a “second Wuhan” in Japan.

Kentaro Iwata, a professor at Kobe University Hospital who said he boarded the cruise ship, posted videos to YouTube earlier this week in both English and Japanese in which he slammed bureaucrats’ handling of the quarantine. He later deleted them. Hundreds of people aboard the ship in the port city of Yokohama have been infected, with two reported dead. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Iwata said Japan now faces a critical period in its handling of the outbreak.

“The big agenda now in Japan is to prevent the second Wuhan,” he said. “Wuhan suffered from a huge number of patients. Once it gets to that level, nobody can stop it, it’s completely uncontrollable.” ---CONTINUED---

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Outbreak of new coronavirus-related patients (71-79 cases)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09675.html

Today (February 20), seven patients with infectious diseases related to the new coronavirus reported from Fukuoka City, Hokkaido, Chiba Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture, Nagoya City and Sagamihara City as follows: I will report.
With the announcement, 93 people (79 patients, 14 asymptomatic pathogen carriers) have been infected in Japan, including 2 patients (75th and 76th) who were working on the cruise ship. .

We will carry out proactive epidemiological investigations on this matter, including the identification of close contacts.

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Hokkaido boy 1st Japan case of coronavirus infection under 10
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200221/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

February 21, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)

SAPPORO -- Two elementary school brothers and a woman in her 40s in Hokkaido have been infected with the new coronavirus, with the younger sibling becoming the first infection under 10 in Japan, Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki announced on Feb. 21.

The latest finding has brought the total number of infections confirmed in the northernmost prefecture to eight...

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Hokkaido boy 1st Japan case of coronavirus infection under 10
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200221/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

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http://mychinanews.com/news/n/1/2419986

Hokkaido News reported that Hokkaido today added three confirmed cases, and a total of eight cases have been reported there. One of the three newly diagnosed cases was a Japanese brother who attended elementary school. His younger brother was under 10 years old. He had fever symptoms on the 15th. He was admitted to the hospital on the 19th. The elementary school child stopped going to school after the fever on the 15th. Over 10 years old, he had a fever on the 18th and was admitted to the hospital with his brother on the 19th.

　　The two brothers live in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, and attend the local Nakafurano Elementary School, which had 208 students in November last year. The Nakafurano-cho Board of Education has today instructed the elementary school to close and block the school, so that students can immediately return home for observation.

　　As for the way the two brothers are infected, they are still being investigated, and people who have had close contact with them will also be tested. Another newly diagnosed case was a 40-year-old woman living in Chitose. She worked at the Chitose Airport Quarantine Branch of the Otaru Quarantine Office. She had a fever on the 16th and went to the clinic on the 18th. She was diagnosed today. Neither the elementary school student's brother nor the female quarantine officer have any records of going abroad in the near future.

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Outbreak of new coronavirus-related patients (80-91 cases)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/index.html

TRANSLATION:


Today (February 21), Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Sagamihara and Nagoya reported the following 12 cases of infectious diseases related to the new coronavirus as follows: I will report it.

With this announcement, there will be 105 domestic infections (91 patients, 14 asymptomatic pathogen carriers).
We will carry out proactive epidemiological investigations on this matter, including the identification of close contacts.

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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200221/k10012296691000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_002

TRANSLATION:

+ 4 more including a nurse in her 20s. So domestic total is now 109.

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TRANSLATION:

Outbreaks of patients associated with the new coronavirus (92-113 cases)

新型コロナウイルスに関連した患者の発生について(92～113例目)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp


Today (February 22), Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Hokkaido, Ishikawa Prefecture, Tokyo, Nagoya City, Tochigi Prefecture and Sagamihara City reported on the latest infectious diseases related to the new coronavirus.

We have reported the following positive cases (22 patients, 2 asymptomatic pathogen carriers, and 3 confirmed positive cases ( investigation into the presence or absence of symptoms )) as follows.

With this announcement, there are 132 domestically infected people (113 patients, 16 asymptomatic pathogen carriers, 3 confirmed positive).

We will carry out proactive epidemiological investigations on this matter, including the identification of close contacts.

Outline:

Kumamoto City: 2 patients (92 cases: women in their 20s, 93 cases: men in their 50s)

Kumamoto: 1 patient (94 cases: 60s male)

Wakayama: 1 patient (95 cases Eyes: Men in their 40s)

Chiba Prefecture: 2 patients (96 cases: Women in their 60s, 97 cases: Women in their 50s)
　　　　　One case of asymptomatic pathogen carrier (30s female)

Hokkaido: 8 patients (98: 70s, 99: 80s, 100: 70s, 101: 50s, 102: 60s, 103: Female in her 50s, 104: Female in her teens, Female in her 105s: Female in her 50s, 113: Male in her 50s)

Ishikawa: 1 case of asymptomatic pathogen carrier (male in teens)

Tokyo: 1 patient ( 106 cases: men in their 60s)

Nagoya City: 4 patients (107 cases: women in their 60s, 108 cases: women in their 40s, 109 cases: men in their 60s, 110 cases: men in their 60s)

Tochigi Prefecture: 1 patient (111 cases: women in their 60s)

Sagamihara City: 1 patient (112 cases: men in their 50s)
confirmed positive 3 cases (under investigation of the presence or absence of symptoms, etc.)

Ugh ... this Japanese guy didn't feel well & went to doctor. No CoVid diagnosis, so he went back to work at a SENIOR center, then on a trip to Indonesia. Came Home .. had difficulty BREATHING and turns out he's POSITIVE! S0, the question of the day is .... how many did this guy infect?????

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BREAKING: Japanese man tests positive for COVID-19 after Indonesia visit: Report
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/23/breaking-japanese-man-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-indonesia-visit-report.html?fbclid=IwAR0tfFMfJemyNjayDIWSSh04fiXBFQyVUq3aUKN6WdaqqtFwtbHiiGHr1Ow

A Japanese man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shortly after returning from a visit to Indonesia, Japanese public broadcaster NHK has reported. ---CONTINUED---

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Number of coronavirus cases in Japan grows to 770
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13158685?fbclid=IwAR0-c5BJ0AOTus4uJR2CFrFTJN-6d7AZZo3siNOeuNPxNawB27BdezjvSGA

(BIG SNIP) ... Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a meeting on combating the disease Sunday that it was necessary to urgently prepare medical provisions to prevent people from developing severe illness, a news agency reported. He also instructed health minister Kato to formulate a comprehensive policy to prevent the spread of infection.

The U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory for Japan to Level 2 on its four-notch scale on Saturday because of what it termed "sustained community spread."

The number of cases in Japan grew to 770 as of midday on Sunday, including the cruise ship, after a man in his 70s tested positive in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, national broadcaster NHK reported.

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TRANSLATION:

Coronavirus 850 confirmed infections in Japan (including cruise ships)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200223/k10012298071000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_004

February 24, 2020 20:34New coronavirusAccording to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, two new cases of infection have been confirmed on the 24th, including employees of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and quarantine officers who responded on a cruise ship. According to local governments, a total of 10 new cases were confirmed in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Ishikawa and Kanagawa prefectures.

To date,
145 people have been infected in Japan, 145 have been infected in Japan or from China,
69 691 passengers and cruise ships have been crewed,
14 14 have returned home on charter aircraft There are 850 people in total.

Diamond Princess Passenger Dies

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Diamond Princess evacuees worry as shipmates die
https://asiatimes.com/2020/02/diamond-princess-evacuees-worry-as-shipmates-die/?fbclid=IwAR1Df5K10xWmponpM8NBfB8KZlnU5nVPCLF9ITFMTIi6l29XHsO0kwr0j1Y

(SNIP) ... a fourth person died Tuesday in Japan after becoming ill aboard the ship plagued by the coronavirus, a government official said, as authorities unveiled new measures aimed at fighting the outbreak. ---CONTINUED---

7th death

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Japan defends cautious approach on coronavirus testing as 7th death reported
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-defends-cautious-approach-on-coronavirus-testing-as-7th-death-reported

TOKYO

Japan's health ministry on Wednesday defended its cautious approach to coronavirus testing as domestic cases increased.

Japan had 175 domestic cases of infection from the virus as of Wednesday evening, separate from 705 from a cruise liner quarantined near Tokyo early this month and 14 from returnees on charter flights from Wuhan, China, public broadcaster NHK said. ---CONTINUED---

JAPAN:

Japan PM Abe says to ask all schools to close for most of March

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-idUSKCN20L161

Reuters wrote:TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the government would ask all elementary, junior high and high schools to close from March 2 until spring break, typically around the end of March.

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TRANSLATION:

New coronavirus 980 confirmed infections in Japan (including cruise ships)

新型コロナウイルス 国内の感染確認980人（クルーズ船含む） | NHKニュース
https://www3.nhk.or.jp
各地の自治体や厚生労働省によりますと、２日はこれまでに、北海道、神奈川県、新潟県、大阪府、愛媛県、高知県、それにクルーズ…

March 2, 2020 21:35 New coronavirus

According to local governments and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 19 days have been newly infected in Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Niigata, Osaka, Ehime, Kochi, and one cruise ship occupant. Confirmed.

As of 9:00 pm on the 2nd, the number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan were: 260

260 people infected in Japan and travelers from China

706 passengers and crew members on cruise ships,

▽ charter aircraft A total of 980 people have returned, including 14 people.

Of these , 12 people died, 6 people infected in Japan and 6 cruise ship occupants

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Outbreaks of patients related to the new coronavirus (258-287 cases)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09974.html

Today (March 4), the new coronavirus-related infection from Yamaguchi, Kochi, Ehime, Miyazaki, Hokkaido, Tokyo, Chiba, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka and Kumamoto prefectures We report 30 patients with symptom and 3 asymptomatic pathogen carriers as follows.

With this announcement, there will be 317 domestic infections (287 patients, 30 asymptomatic pathogen carriers).

CRUISE SHIP-Diamond Princess

Cruise Ship Passengers Reveal 8 New Infections New Coronavirus
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200305/k10012316121000.html?utm_int=news-new_contents_list-items_003

March 5, 2020 22:05New coronavirusThe outbreak of eight new passengers has been revealed on the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship in which outbreaks of the new coronavirus have been confirmed. A total of 696 passengers and occupants of cruise ships were confirmed to be infected, excluding those who became infected after returning home.

On January 1, the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, was disembarked on the 1st of this month. However, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, she left after a period of health observation. As a result of carrying out a virus test for them, eight new passengers were found to be infected.

A total of 696 people were confirmed to be infected on the cruise ship, excluding those who became infected after returning home.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in addition to this 696 people, there is one crew member who got on board after the cruise ship entered Yokohama Port and was confirmed infected.

In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had previously announced the number of people confirmed to be infected on a cruise ship by the total number of people, but from the 5th, corrected the number to duplicate people and announced it. about it.

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Japan MOH: 35 New Domestic COVID-19 Cases
https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2020/03/japan-moh-35-new-domestic-covid-19-cases.html

Only two weeks ago, Japan's domestic COVID-19 case count - excluding the Diamond Princess cases - was 84 (70 symptomatic, 14 asymptomatic, and we were typically seeing 10 to 12 new cases each day.

In recent days we've seen a steady rise in the number of new cases (33 announced yesterday, and 35 today), which has resulted in more than a quadrupling of cases (n=348) over the past 14 days.

We are also seeing cases in many communities, suggesting that despite their containment efforts, the virus is getting a better established in the population. ---CONTINUED---