Coronavirus outbreak
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Global report: US unemployment could hit 25%, warns Fed chairman, as Japan enters recession
India extends Covid-19 lockdown but eases many restrictions; South Africa reports highest daily new cases; Wor…
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Global report: leaders urge free vaccines as France allows staycations
French drugmaker criticised for giving US priority; Gordon Brown says Covid-19 solution is globalCoronavirus –…
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Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors
April’s 20% drop compared with a year earlier may be the result of delays to start of school year, less commut…
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Professional sumo wrestler Shobushi dies at 28 after contracting Covid-19
Wrestler one of youngest to die from virus in JapanShobushi had been in intensive care for three weeksA 28-yea…
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Tokyo’s state of emergency – in pictures
As Japan considers lifting state-of-emergency conditions in many regions this week and the country inches towa…
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Haruki Murakami to host lockdown radio show in Japan
Novelist and well-known music enthusiast will present the Stay Home Special ‘to blow away some of the corona-r…
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Sazae-san, the world’s longest-running cartoon, put on hold by coronavirus
Re-runs of famous Japanese cartoon bring broadcast until further notice, in first interruption in 45 yearsProd…
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Voodoo priests and cautious commuters – Monday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
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A curious owl and victory parades: best photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
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Japan extends state of emergency amid fears second wave could cripple Tokyo hospitals
Shinzo Abe says lockdown measures will remain in place in all regions until 31 MayCoronavirus – latest updates…
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Holding Tokyo Olympics in 2021 ‘difficult’, Japan medical association chief warns
Yoshitake Yokokura is the latest expert to cast doubt on plans to hold the Games in Tokyo next yearCoronavirus…
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Coronavirus: nearly 60 new cases found on cruise ship in Japan
Thailand reports more infections, while report says China pressured EU to tone down assessment of disinformati…
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‘Very painful’: Japan Covid-19 officials cut off thousands of roses to deter gatherings
Park in Saitama takes drastic action to remove main attraction as Tokyo urges residents to shop lessCoronaviru…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain proposes €1.5tn EU Covid-19 fund as Trump backs lockdown protesters
Trump says ‘some governors have gone too far’; deaths in Italy and Spain fall; China reports no new deaths and…
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Wear a mask to protect me as well as you | Letters
Hilary Cashman and Bill Sharp urge the UK to adopt the wearing of masks to stop the spread of coronavirusThe d…
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Yayoi Kusama’s message to Covid-19: ‘Disappear from this earth’
The veteran Japanese avant-garde artist has issued a poem of defiance in the teeth of the ‘terrible monster’, …
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Clash looms in Japan as Tokyo governor says Abe’s Covid-19 measures not enough
Yuriko Koike is expected to name the businesses she wants closed under PM’s state of emergencyCoronavirus – la…
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Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 90,000 as US says isolation measures are working
Boris Johnson still in intensive care; US protective equipment stockpile nearly empty; virus could push 500m p…
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Australian family’s cruise ship ordeal: ‘He was panicking because he couldn’t breathe’
Three members of the D’Silva family caught coronavirus on the Diamond Princess. They were shocked when they re…
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Robots replace students at Japan graduation ceremony amid Covid-19 outbreak – video
A university in Japan has held a graduation ceremony for students using avatar robots remotely contr…