JAPAN’S COVID-19 ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 7 SITUATIONS FOR HIGH INFECTION RISK

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• Japan’s COVID-19 advisory subcommittee reports 7 situations for high infection risk.
• Situations include social gatherings involving alcohol consumption.
• The subcommittee urged people to travel in small groups.
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COVID-19 VACCINE: PHASE 3 TRIALS HAVE STARTED SAYS US BIOTECH FIRM NOVAVAX

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• Gregory Glenn, Novavax’s president of research and development said that with a high level of SARS-CoV-2 transmission observed and expected to continue in the United Kingdom

• The US government had awarded $1.6 billion to Novavax to develop and fun...

AUGUST MONTH SAW A RISE IN SUPERMARKET SALES IN JAPAN

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• August month saw a rise in supermarket sales in Japan.
• Sales rose by 3.3 percent in the reporting month from a year earlier.
• The report on sales is based on same-store data.
• Food sales climbed by 6.8 percent fr...

IOC HELD A TELECONFERNCE MEETING WITH TOKYO OLYMPICS ORGANIZERS

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• IOC held a teleconference meeting with Tokyo Olympics organizers.
• Thomas Bach asked organizers and stakeholders to work diligently towards Tokyo Games.
• A two-day teleconference meeting was organized.
• The meetin...

EXPERTS SUGGEST JAPAN MAY FACE A RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS

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• Experts suggest Japan may face a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
• Japan has been recording a downward trend in infection cases since late July.
• On Sept. 22, Japan recorded new infections that totaled to 3,287.
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JAPAN CABINET OFFICE REPORT SEPTEMBER'S ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT UNCHANGED

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• Japan Cabinet Office report September's economic assessment unchanged.
• The government mentioned that the economy is starting to pick up from the pandemic slump.
• Exports and production are slowly recovering.
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TORY DAVID DAVIS BATS FOR AIRPORT TESTS TO CUT QUARANTINE

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• A senior Conservative MP has suggested coronavirus testing to be introduced at UK airports.
• He says that the proposed move can cut quarantine period to “less than five days”.

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis...

MORE EU AREAS TO BE RED TRAVEL ZONES FOR BELGIANS FROM FRIDAY

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• Belgium has added many new EU areas to red zone.
• The newly listed cities will be considered as red zones from Friday.

Belgium has added several new areas in the European Union (EU) to red zone. These areas include Copenhag...

SOUTH KOREA IN HIGH SPIRTS AS WINE IMPORTS RISE BY 9.5% AMIDST PANDEMIC

• South Korea's wine imports soared higher than 9 percent in the first half of the year as it was clearly seen that more and more people were thoroughly indulging in drinking at home.
• Even when alone, time spent at home was unnaturally high due to the coronavirus outbreak, da...

FUJIFILM’S AVIGAN SHOWS EFFICACY IN TREATING COVID-19, COMPANY TO SEEK APPROVAL

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• Fujifilm’s Avigan shows efficacy in treating COVID-19, company to seek approval.
• Fujifilm Holdings plans to seek regulatory approval as early as October.
• Favipiravir drug may also become the third treatment drug fo...

MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS LIMIT ON OXYGEN USE

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• The Maharashtra government has withdrawn the limit on the use of oxygen cylinder in hospitals.
• Earlier, the medical community had criticized the medical community.

On Monday, 21 SEP 2020, the Maharashtra government withdre...

BELGIUM CAUTIOUSLY LIFTING ITS TRAVEL BAN FOR RED ZONE TRAVELERS

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• From Friday, travel to red zones from Belgium is allowed.
• Belgium government still discourages non-essential travel.

Starting Friday, 25 SEP 2020, travelling from Belgium to destinations marked as red zones by Belgian gove...

THE US DEATH TOLL FROM COVID-19 GOES PAST 200,000

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• As per the experts at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, the number of people losing their life because of COVID-19 might jump to 378,321 by January 1

• The reasons cited by the health experts that could caus...

INCHEON AIRPORT DUTY-FREE AUCTION COMES A CROPPER AMIDST PANDEMIC

• Incheon International Airport, the country's principal doorway, did not succeed to cash in on enough bidders in duty-free auctions Tuesday, its operator said, underlining an extended dip in the duty-free business sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Incheon Internation...

RECENT STUDY SHOWS PROMISING DECREASE OF COVID-19 RISK WITH OPTICAL GLASSES

• Though the mouth and nose are much talked about and get the most attention in spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it can also be transmitted to someone through the eyes, making it important to wash one’s hands before touching one’s eyes.
• However, touch isn’t the s...

1,200 NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN BELGIUM EVERYDAY

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• The number of coronavirus cases are increasing in Belgium.
• Daily, approximately new 1,200 new cases were tested positive last week.

According to the latest figures by Sciensano on Monday, 21 SEP 2020, on an average of 1,19...

JAPAN LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST UV LAMP TO KILL CORONAVIRUS SAFE FOR HUMAN HEALTH

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• Japan launches world’s first UV lamp to kill coronavirus safe for human health.
• Japanese light equipment maker Ushio Inc. developed the UV lamp.
• The “Care 222” UV Lamp developed together with Columbia Un...

SOUTH KOREA EXPORTS SOAR ON BACK OF EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE KITS AND COSMETICS DEMAND

• South Korea's healthcare and cosmetics exports rose 42 percent last month from a year ago, thanks to export of COVID-19-related medical devices, industry data showed Monday.
• According to data from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), South Korea's ex...

U.S. TO DISTRIBUTE COVID-19 VACCINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER AUTHORIZATION

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• The President of United States, Donald Trump at a White House press briefing said that mass distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine will start as early as October, as the vaccine is almost ready

• President Trump said that the early distributions of COVID-1...

DUE TO THE PANDEMIC JAPAN REPORTED AN ESTIMATE OF 8,700 FOREIGN TRAVELERS IN AUGUST

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• Due to the pandemic Japan reported an estimate of 8,700 foreign travellers in August.
• The country reported a decline of 99.7 percent in the number of visitors.
• Visitors from China totaled to 1,600 in August.
• F...