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i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. italy has overtaken china as the country with the highest death toll for the coronavirus. the government says there were 3,405 fatalities. the government says 427 patients died on thursday. the country has recorded more than 41,000 cases and is on a nationwide lockdown. the world health organization has cited a variety of reasons for italy's high death toll. >> italy has a much older age profile and has a higher proportion of people in the very elderly category. >> the elderly in italy account for 22.6% of the population. it's the highest in the european union. the w.h.o. also said maintaining standards of care has been very difficult. it mentioned the situation in northern italy where over 1,200 patients a are in intensive car at the samame time. the w.h.o. says more than 200,000 infections have bebeen coconfirmed araround thehe glob. more than 8,000 people have died. the w.h.o. director general says 80% of all cases are in the western pacific and europe. >>> the u.s. trump administr
i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. italy has overtaken china as the country with the highest death toll for the coronavirus. the government says there were 3,405 fatalities. the government says 427 patients died on thursday. the country has recorded more than 41,000 cases and is on a nationwide lockdown. the world health organization has cited a variety of reasons for italy's high death toll. >> italy has a much older age profile and has a higher proportion of people in the very elderly...
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i'm yoshi ogasawara.e start with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak, which has taken its toll on a major diplomatic event. chinese president xi jinping's visit to japan will be postponed from next month, as worries swirl over the virus. >> translator: china and japan have agreed that both countries should carry out president xi's visit to japan at the most suitable time and under the most suitable conditions. the two sides will continue to closely communicate over the schedule. >> the outbreak has already forced chinese leaders to shelve another key political event, the people's congress, where they lay out major policies. earlier on thursday, chinese officials s said the v virus ha kikilled a total of more than 3,000 people in the country. over 80,000 have beenen infecte. they said all 31 fatalities in the natation on wednesday came hubei province, where the outbreak was first reported. theyey said the situation is improving in the rest of china. >>> in tokyo, lawmakers are expected to enact a bill a
i'm yoshi ogasawara.e start with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak, which has taken its toll on a major diplomatic event. chinese president xi jinping's visit to japan will be postponed from next month, as worries swirl over the virus. >> translator: china and japan have agreed that both countries should carry out president xi's visit to japan at the most suitable time and under the most suitable conditions. the two sides will continue to closely communicate over the schedule....
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i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thanks for watching and do stay with us for more. ♪ >>> policymakers at the bank of japan have announced measures to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. the boj's meeting followed a surprise move by the u.s. federal reserve to slash its key rate to near zero. the bank met on monday, two days ahead of schedule. it would increase purchases of exchange traded funds of 12 trillion yen or about $110 billion a year. and it will double its acquisition of real estate investment funds. policymakers will also increase purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds. the central bank plans to offer interest-free loans to commercial financial institutions. it hopes this will boost lending to struggling businesses. >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. the boj governor haurhiko kuroda said the central bank is doing all it can to prop up the economy. he takes a cautious view when the it comes to the global economic outlook. >> translator: at this moment, kyong anyboi
i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thanks for watching and do stay with us for more. ♪ >>> policymakers at the bank of japan have announced measures to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. the boj's meeting followed a surprise move by the u.s. federal reserve to slash its key rate to near zero. the bank met on monday, two days ahead of schedule. it would increase purchases of exchange traded funds of 12 trillion yen or about $110 billion a year. and it will double...
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i'm yoshi ogasawara. we start here in tokyo where the in term of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise. officials say there were 78 new cases on tuesday. bringing the total in the capital to more than 500. tokyo governor yuriko koike met shinzo abe on tuesday to discuss the situation and koike wants abe to use tokyo as a reference for deciding whether to declare a state of emergency. >> translator: tokyo is on the brink of an explosisive increas of infections. we are trying to prevent a situation like that andnd t try to prevent further spread of virus levels. this is needed now. >> there are more than 2,100 confirmed cases across japan. not including 712 cases from the "diamond princess" cruise ship. a total of 70 people have died including 11 from the cruise ship. >>> meanwhile, japan is set to further restrict entry into the country. nhk has learned that the new measures will apply to the 49 countries and territories. the u.s., canada, china and south korea as well as most of europe and some pa
i'm yoshi ogasawara. we start here in tokyo where the in term of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise. officials say there were 78 new cases on tuesday. bringing the total in the capital to more than 500. tokyo governor yuriko koike met shinzo abe on tuesday to discuss the situation and koike wants abe to use tokyo as a reference for deciding whether to declare a state of emergency. >> translator: tokyo is on the brink of an explosisive increas of infections. we are trying to...
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i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thanks very much for watching and do stay with us for more.x. ♪ >>> businesses in japan are adjusting to a new reality as they face the fears and risks created by the coronavirus outbreak. gym operators of central sports says it's closing almost all of its outlets until next tuesday. other gym companies have taken similar measures. eon mall is trimming the opening hours at its 142 shopping malls. the company says all tetenants, except supermarkets, will shorten their days by about four hours. that's partly to deal with staff shortages as a result of nationwide school closures. and a c conveyer belt sushi c c is taking away one of the defining features of its business. diners will no longer see dishes circling on a belt in front of them. instead, they'll be asked to order from a touch screen panel. >>> this is "newsline biz" i'm jean ohtani. >>> u.s. social media giant twitter is t tellingng all its ememployeeees wororldwide to wom home if thehey can.n. ththe company u urged people to this frorom mondayay. it says offffices wilill remainn while
i'm yoshi ogasawara in tokyo. thanks very much for watching and do stay with us for more.x. ♪ >>> businesses in japan are adjusting to a new reality as they face the fears and risks created by the coronavirus outbreak. gym operators of central sports says it's closing almost all of its outlets until next tuesday. other gym companies have taken similar measures. eon mall is trimming the opening hours at its 142 shopping malls. the company says all tetenants, except supermarkets, will...
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i'm yoshi ogasawara. thank you so much for watching and do stay with us for more. >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. the markets were volatile on tuesday after the huge sell-off on wall street overnight. here in tokyo the nikkei index opened sharply lower. it then reversed course as the u.s. equity futures rose. the index ended the day 0.06% higher than the previous day's close. it w was the f first gain after four day losing streak. they raised nearly 15% of the benchmark's value. analysts said optimism took hold. elsewhere in asia, one market has gone into complete shutdown. there's a halt to trading until further notice. australian shares rebounded sharply after the central bank injected billions of dollars into the banking system. seoul's kospi ended down and the korean yuan is at the lowest level. benchmarks in paris and london and frankfurt went back into negative territory. >>> finance ministers from the g7 countries are planning to discuss how to respond to the spread of the coronavirus.
i'm yoshi ogasawara. thank you so much for watching and do stay with us for more. >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm gene otani. the markets were volatile on tuesday after the huge sell-off on wall street overnight. here in tokyo the nikkei index opened sharply lower. it then reversed course as the u.s. equity futures rose. the index ended the day 0.06% higher than the previous day's close. it w was the f first gain after four day losing streak. they raised nearly 15% of the...
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i'm yoshi ogasawara.e begin with the coronavirus around the globe, disrupting transportation, shaking financial markets and forcing governments to take drastic measures to curb the spread. but inside the country at the center of the outbreak, there are potential signs of hope. in china, more than 2,900 people have died and the number of infections have toppeped ,000, but h health authohorities say outbreak t there has peaked. theyey say half of t those infe have recoverered and left t hospital.. state-run tv also report there are now empty hospital beds in wuhan, the city where the disease is believed to have originated. they say the number of patients released from hospitital is outpacing newly confirmed infectctions in hubebei provinc, where wuhan is located. researchers in mainland china say they're learning more about why the new virus is hard to diagnose. a new paper by a team of chinese researchers analyzed data on about 1,100 patients. it found more than half did not have a fever when they were hos
i'm yoshi ogasawara.e begin with the coronavirus around the globe, disrupting transportation, shaking financial markets and forcing governments to take drastic measures to curb the spread. but inside the country at the center of the outbreak, there are potential signs of hope. in china, more than 2,900 people have died and the number of infections have toppeped ,000, but h health authohorities say outbreak t there has peaked. theyey say half of t those infe have recoverered and left t...