Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On 28 January 2021, the European Union reinstated a travel ban from Japan due to an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, removing Japan from the EU's safe countries list. [102] The following countries were listed as safe countries amidst the pandemic – Australia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand and Thailand.
Tengku Djan Ley will make his D1GP debut joining Daigo Saito in Fat Five Racing and will be driving Toyota GR86. Djan Ley supposed to be entering in 2020 but unable to do so due to COVID-19 pandemic. Drift Star Racing entered 2 car for the first time as Yumeto Hatanaka join Hiroki Vito. [11] [12]
A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo stated that they would not attend because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. In the case of tennis, media speculated that some absentees were unenthusiastic about competing in any case and used COVID-19 as a convenient excuse. [1] [2]
Japan ended some of the world's strictest COVID-19 border restrictions a year ago when it resumed visa-free travel for many countries, and went on to scrap all remaining controls in May.
Due to the Olympics, the Japanese government took extra precautions to help control the country's ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks. [53] [54] The Tokyo organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee were closely monitoring COVID-19 cases in Tokyo leading up to the Olympics, in order to determine if the games could be held safely. [53]
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, was confirmed on January 24, 2020, and on February 13, 2020, the first infection of a Tokyo resident was confirmed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On March 26, 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the "Tokyo Novel Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Headquarters" based on ...
Tokyo — Japan's Health Ministry has pulled about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine out of use after 39 unused vials at eight vaccination sites were discovered to be ...
Hundreds of livid fans in Hong Kong sought refunds after the Argentine legend spent the entirety of Sunday's friendly match against Hong Kong XI in a tracksuit on the bench due to a hamstring injury.