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Japan's Abe orders gov't to draft policy to fight COVID-19

TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday ordered his government to promptly draw up a basic policy to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in

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Hong Kong brings home 3rd batch of residents aboard virus-hit cruise ship from Japan

The third chartered flight arranged by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong Sunday morning, bringing back five more resi

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A timeline of events on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

02:32 The Diamond Princess cruise ship began its journey over a month ago from Yokohama, a city some 30 kilometers south of the capital Tokyo. It called at several ports in Japan, Chin

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Hong Kong to send 3rd chartered flight to bring back residents on virus-hit ship from Japan

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will arrange a third chartered flight to bring back more Hong Kong residents on board the virus-hit Diam

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The not-so-managed chaos of U.S. Diamond Princess evacuation

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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HK brings home second batch of residents aboard virus-hit cruise ship from Japan

The second chartered flight arranged by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong in the small hours of Saturday, bringing ba

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Tokyo 2020 postpones volunteer training amid virus outbreak

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have postponed training for volunteers "as part of efforts to prevent the spread of infection of the novel coronavirus". In a statement released at midni

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Israel says cruise passenger flown home from Japan has virus

One of the 11 Israelis who were flown home after being quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan has tested positive for the new virus that emerged in China late last year,

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Japan confident of hosting Tokyo Olympics despite coronavirus, top official

Fireworks explode over the illuminated Olympic rings during an event to mark six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Zijiang) Ja

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First batch of Hong Kong residents aboard virus-hit cruise ship back home

The first chartered flight arranged by the government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday morning, bringing back 106 Hong Kong residents stran

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2 passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship die in Japan

Two Japanese passengers from the novel coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama have died after being infected with the virus, government offici

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Passengers disembark Diamond Princess cruise ship as quarantine ends

01:05 Roughly 600 passengers left the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday, as a controversial ship-wide coronavirus quarantine finally began to relax. All of

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106 Hong Kong residents aboard virus-hit cruise brought home by chartered flight

The first chartered flight arranged by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday morning, bringing 106 Hong Kong

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Criticism of Japan's effort on coronavirus cruise ship as passengers leave

Hundreds of people began disembarking a cruise ship quarantined in Japan on Wednesday as criticism mounted of Japan’s handling of an onboard outbreak of the new coronav

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APD | Japanese economy hard hit by COVID-2019 epidemic

By APD writer AliceThe wide and prolonged spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had negative impacts on the Japan

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1st group of passengers start disembarking virus-hit cruise ship in Japan

Passengers on the novel coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess docked in Yokohama, near Tokyo, began disembarking Wednesday after a two-week quarantine period en

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Chinese nationals aboard Diamond Princess will be evacuated to HKSAR

Passengers leave the port on a bus after disembarking the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, February 19, 2020. /AP PhotoThe government of Chi