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Epidemic of ease
May 27,2020

As the epidemic continues to ease in some countries and regions, many countries have lifted the state of emergency and restarted their economies.

Japan is about to fully lift the state of emergency to restart social and economic activities

According to the guidelines drawn up by the Japanese government on May 24, the state of emergency in Tokyo, kanagawa, saitama, chiba and other three prefectures in the capital circle and Hokkaido will be lifted on May 25, pending the expiration of the "declaration of emergency situations" at the end of this month.

A final decision will be made at the covid-19 government response headquarters meeting on May 25.Japanese prime minister shinzo Abe will also hold a press conference to call for the resumption of social and economic activities while taking preventive measures.

On May 24, Abe, together with katsunobu kato, minister of health and labor, and yasushi nishimura, minister of economic regeneration, listened to reports on the epidemic in the last five prefectures and discussed relevant countermeasures at the prime minister's official residence.After the meeting, nishimura made it clear that the issue of lifting the state of emergency in the five prefectures will be considered by the advisory committee on the basic policy guidelines for covid-19 to be convened on May 25.

 

Katsunoshi kato, who appeared on NHK television on May 24, said the situation has improved significantly and if it continues, the final judgment on lifting the state of emergency will be made on May 25.

 

Although kanagawa has not yet met the criteria of fewer than 0.5 new confirmed cases per 100, 000 people in the past week, "a comprehensive assessment" will be made, said takashi wada, head of the national infection research institute and chairman of the Japanese government's expert committee.

 

 

The United States 50 states into the "restart" phase, trump: again outbreak will not shut down the United States!

 

On May 20, U.S. vice President mike pence said, "the economy has partially restarted in all 50 states."

 

With the lifting of the home ban in Connecticut, all 50 us states are in the midst of something of a "reset" phase.But rules and schedules vary from state to state, with most states restarting in stages.One state, Washington, has restarted but is still working from home.But the home rule in Washington, dc, had been extended until June 8.

 

On the same day, U.S. secretary of defense James esper signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) to update the U.S. military's covid-19 guidelines and approve the gradual resumption of normal operations of U.S. bases as conditions permit.

White House press secretary jay carney made a qualitative summary of the epidemic in the United States on Tuesday."While safely restarting the economy, we are seeing some encouraging data," she said: the epidemic is declining week by week, with a 15 percent drop in deaths in the last week alone.By mid-may, the number of new hospitalizations had dropped by 50%, to less than 25,000."So we're seeing progress."

 

US President Donald trump expressed optimism about the economic recovery at the White House on the same day. "the third quarter will be a good transition period, and the fourth quarter will be very good," he said.He also revealed that his treatment with hydroxychloroquine to prevent covid-19 would probably end in two days.

 

In addition, trump said that if a second novel coronavirus outbreak broke out in the United States, "we will not shut down our country."

The covid-19 outbreak in Europe continued to ease, and many countries reopened their borders to promote tourism

 

The covid-19 outbreak in Europe continues to ease, with many countries reopening or planning to open their borders to create conditions for the upcoming summer tourism season, according to data released by European countries Monday, xinhua reported.

 

The number of new confirmed cases in all of Europe's worst-affected countries, except the UK, fell to triple digits on Tuesday.Data released by Italy's ministry of civil protection on the same day showed 642 new confirmed cases in the country, with 1,792 fewer patients than the previous day, falling to 60,960.Spain had 482 new confirmed cases, Germany 745, France 318, and only the UK remained at a high rate of 2,615.

 

However, oliver dowden, the culture secretary, said at a regular press conference on May 20 that the total number of covid-19 deaths in the UK had reached 35,704 as of May 19. For the first time since march, the number of people admitted to hospital with covid-19 has dropped below 10,000, or 9,953.

Two tourists relax in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, May 21, 2008.Italian prime minister guido conte announced that international tourism will resume in Italy from June 3, when visitors from other European Union countries will not be quarantined.The covid-19 epidemic continues to ease in Europe, with many countries reopening or planning to open their borders to create conditions for the upcoming summer travel season, according to data released by multiple European countries on Tuesday.

People bask in the sun by the Seine river in Paris, France, May 21, 2008.Jean-baptiste le mwane, the French secretary of state for Europe and the French foreign ministry, said Tuesday that cooperation between European Union countries is essential if tourism is to be revitalized. The goal is for European countries to gradually reopen their borders and allow people to travel freely in Europe by "around June 15."

Night view of Athens, Greece, May 21, 2008.Greece will open its doors to foreign visitors again from June 15.Visitors from the first 19 countries to be allowed to enter only through Athens international airport are not required to undergo novel coronavirus testing and quarantine, but may be subject to random screening at the airport.Xinhua news agency/AFP

Staff and passengers wear face masks at the airport in Belgrade, Serbia, May 21, 2008.The Serbian government has announced plans to reopen its borders with neighboring Albania, bosnia and herzegovina, Montenegro and northern Macedonia on June 1 to allow free movement of people.

Photo taken in Prague, Czech republic, May 21, 2008 shows disinfectant provided in public places.The Czech foreign ministry says the country will open its borders with Austria and Slovakia in mid-june.

On May 21, a sign reading "keep your distance" was erected by the sea in guernz, Germany.Germany will lift an eu-wide travel warning on June 15.Xinhua news agency/AFP