as nhk world's catherine kobayashi reports, they're concerned about the spread across college campusesnd beyond. >> reporter: college students have returned t to class, but my haven'tt learned their lessons. those at this university in mississippi are struggling through social distancing 101. >> colleges want to stay open, and just to have such little patience and to have such little restraint -- if someone is having a party, don't go. >> reporter: many university haves imposed rules on social distancing, masks and the use of technology to track the spread. still, thousands have been infecteded. their neighbors say students have brought the virus back to collegee towns. >> we've seen this dramatic spike including in the last month doubling the number of deaths we've had this year. >> reporter: some college administrators have put those who test positive into quarantine in dormitories. others have sent studentss back to their home towns. doctors fear they could infect their families and their neighbors. >> in many ways we're inn much worse shapepe entering thehe fa than we were enterini

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. ♪ nchts campaigning continues in the race to choose the nextder of japan's main ruling liberal democratic party and the country. with just a few days to the votete. chchief cabinet secretary suga yoshihide has a lead that would be hard to beat. suga is facing off against the party's former secretary-general, ishiba shigeru, and its policy chief, kishida fumio. the winner is set to succeed prime minister abe shinzo, who is stepppping down over health issues. nhk interviewed party members about their vovoting intentions and found momore than 70% suppp suga. that includes both sitting lawmakers and local members across the country. 535 votes will decide the winner monday. nearly 400 of those will be cast by ldp diet members. the rest will come from the party's 47 prefectural chapters, which have three votes each. earlier, ai uchida spoke with nhk world political reporter aizawa yuko for an update on campaigning in the ldp presidential election. how did suga get such a big lead so early in the race? >> one big reason is a desire among ldp members f

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> the head of an organization that helps immunize peoplen developing nations says potential covid-19 vaccines are being produced while still undergoing trials. the unusual move is to get one rolled out as quickly as possible. gavi ceo dr. seth berkley spoke to n nhk on monday. >> i it takes often, you know, seven to ten yeaears, sometimes even longer toto make a vaccine. in this case, we're trying to accelerate it down to 18 months. >> gavi has invested in nine vaccines. in june, it launched a financing initiative together with the world health organization to ensure sufficient amounts, and also access for developing countries. as of monday, 177 countries and regions including japan are takiking part. berkley also warned of the potential for safety issues. he said serious side effects could undermine public confidence in all vaccines. >>> here in japan, the city of kyoto has decided to double the number of staff at its public health centers by the end of this month to boost its capacity to deal with coronavirus infections. kyoto mayor kadok

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> u.n.ecretary general antonio guterres renewed calls for a cease-fire in yemen. he said the urgenency off earneg the conflict has grown at a time when the coronavavirus is spreading throughout the e devastated g gulf nanation. >> the pandemic has shown how vulnerable we are. vulnerable integration to a microscopic virus. we a are in a dramatic situatio. we need to put an end to the conflict. we need to make sure we momove into a p political process. >> guterres was speaking aftfte an online ministerial meeting on yemen on thursday. guterres told the meeting that there are more than 2,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the country, but he added experts estimate there are actually up to 1 million people affected by the virus. he c called on allll parties t cooperate under the coordination of his special envoy, martin griffiths. yemen n has suffffered more tha five years of fighting between saudi-backed government forces and houthi rebels supported by iran. the prolonged conflict has devastate

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> lebanon's president has tapped former ambassador to germanymustapha adib, to be the country's new prime minister. the appointment comes after the previous leader stepped down in the wake of a massive explosion that killed at least 190 people last month. adib pledged to help heal the country and implement reforms, notably securing a an agreement wiwith the international monone fund. >> translator: in these hard times that our nation are going through, especiaially after the devastating blast in the port which caused martyrs, injured and missing people, there's no time for talking, promises, and wishes. and wishes. >> people are still trying to pick up the pieces following last month's explosion at a warehouse in beirut. huge amounts of ammonium nitrate had been improperly stored there for the past six years. many blame the government for lax oversight. and the prime minister subsequently resigned. before the disaster, lebanon was struggling both politically and economically. experts have said adib will need to find a way to address corruption a

catherine kobayashi, nhk world, new york. >>> people in southwestern parts of japan continue to deal with the aftermath of typhoon haishen which tore through the area earlier this week. the powerful storm prompting evacuation orders for millions of people.us most of the evacuees are now back, but authorities in miyazaki prefecture are still searching for four people mussing after a landslide. some homes in the path of destruction remain without power prompting concerns over a lingering heat wave. now the situation is shedding light on an overlooked but potentially deadly safety hazard. our next report looks at portable generators and the danger they pose. >> reporter: hot days lead to hot nights as electricity companies work to clean up the mess typyphoon haishen left t behind. they say most people will have power by the end of wednesday. in the meantime, they'll look for other ways to protect themselves from heatstroke. at this house, residents turn to a portable generator. the family was helping a relative in her 90s who was forced to leave her home. the safe haven held an unexpect

i'm catherine kobayashi in new yorkrk. look att wh happening in the united states at a time when our habits, our rhythms, our customs are being challenged. the coronavirus pandemic has made what was routine into the exception. it sparked discussions about whether things we do every day should become things of the past. a handshake, a ugh hhug, a kiss. what was second nature to us is now being second guessed. today we'll look at how our lifestyles have changed in depth. on kwused to put on a coat to leave for the day. now we have to put on a mask. here's nhk world's sam suzuki. >> reporter: in early july, president donald trump wore a mask in public for the first time. he tweeted that doing so is patriotic. many people, including some of his supporters, criticized him for taking so long to endorse the idea. but trump still opposes government measures that would require people to wear masks. he said passing such rules won't make the virus disappear. others feel the same. in june, people in florida vented their anger at count