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Archive du jour : août 5, 2020

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[Japon] Japan eases reentry ban as stranded foreign residents weigh future

Japan on Wednesday began reopening its borders to tens of thousands of foreign residents locked out since April, as the government attempted to keep the coronavirus at bay. But after four months in limbo, some residents who have lived in Japan for years are questioning the wisdom of returning.

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[Japon] Experts shoot down Osaka governor’s claim that gargling helps beat virus

Experts cast doubt over claims by officials in the city of Osaka that a gargling medicine could help treat coronavirus patients, even as shelves across Japan were stripped clean of popular brands. There’s not enough evidence to support Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura’s claim that gargling with diluted povidone-iodine could prevent mild coronavirus patients from falling seriously ill, Toshio Nakagawa, chairman of the Japan Medical Association, told reporters Wednesday. The World Health Organization Center for Health Development also added to skepticism.

Hong Kong public health experts have suggested that ongoing social-distancing measures may be more effective in quelling the city’s third wave of Covid-19 infections than difficult citywide testing. Photo: Edmond So 0

[Hong Kong] Hong Kong third wave: universal Covid-19 testing tougher than it sounds, say health experts, who urge targeted screenings, continued social distancing

– While mainland help has raised testing capacity significantly, a full multi-day lockdown would be required in order to test all city residents effectively

– ‘If you don’t have a good plan for testing, then a lot of the tests will waste resources,’ pandemic adviser says

Urumqi rouvre les marchés agricoles sous réserve de mesures de prévention strictes © Xinhua/Song Yanhua 0

[Chine] La Chine a efficacement freiné la propagation de l’épidémie à Urumqi et à Dalian

BEIJING, 5 août (Xinhua) — La Chine a freiné efficacement la propagation rapide des cas de COVID-19 à Urumqi, capitale de la région autonome ouïgoure du Xinjiang dans le nord-ouest de la Chine, et à Dalian, dans la province du Liaoning dans le nord-est du pays, a déclaré mercredi Jiao Yahui, de la Commission nationale de la santé.