On March 24, the Tokyo Olympics Paralympics was formally decided to postpone one year later. It is natural when we consider the current situation of the global spread (pandemic) of new coronavirus (COVID-19). On the other hand, there was the discussion of cancellation or the postponement too, but it is a correct answer by postponement. As for it, the psychological uplift effect that Olympics Paralympics holding brings the human is great. The people of 5 continents deepen mutual understanding through sports under the Olympic Charter and contribute to world peace. The holding of the sporting event of the global scale and the interchange of a race are necessary.
According to the world latest information of Web News of NHK about the new coronavirus at 8:00 a.m. on April 8.
The number of the world infected people 1,282,931
Death toll 72,774
A country and the area where infection was confirmed 213
The country where the death toll of the new coronavirus exceeded 10,000 people is Italy, Spain and the United States. The United States was beyond 10,000 on April 6. There are a lot of overseas celebrities who suffered from new coronavirus such as British Prince Charles, the British prime minister, French ministry of department of humanities, the Spanish second deputy prime minister, the wife of prime minister of Canada, President of Brazil, movie star Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hanks, European celebrity footballers are reported. There is the possibility that anyone suffers from. In addition, British prime minister, Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit by symptom aggravation on April 6. Japanese popular comedian Ken Shimura ran a fever in Japan on March 19 and hospitalization on 20th, had a diagnosis of coronavirus on 23rd. He was supported by extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) used when own strength breathing is difficult but died on 29th one week later. Many Japanese might feel fear against the new coronavirus again. In addition, it must be true that they have been surprised at the speed to result in death after suffering.
The United States, each European country regulated the movement of the person by a fine, penal regulations from an early stage. We are astounded at the exhaustiveness. Japan was said to be slow in actions and took things easy at nothing serious. At last emergency declaration was given in 7 cities on April 7. However, there is not binding force by a one-month request. It is just a self-restraint regulation. Where will the nation take seriousness of the emergency as expected to? They inspect the person with the symptom with cough and high temperature with precedence till then. When positive reaction is given they pursue the action route of the person. They adopted a method of confine by isolating a person concerned.
However, they were not able to gradually pursue an infection course. In fact, it is reality that an unconscious infected person (carrier) suffering from much potential coronavirus moves, and scattered coronavirus. It is surprised that infected people in Europe and America increased at a stretch in a short term. We admire a daring, cooperative approach to the coronavirus of administration and the nation. As a result, even if infected people of Europe and America increases temporarily, I think that it has possibilities early to converge.
The Japanese wear a mask basically at an outbreak of a cold and the influenza. We try to not infect a cold, influenza to a person and prevent from being infected by others. On the other hand, there is not a custom to wear a mask in Europe and America. Therefore may an unconscious infected person (carrier) be more likely to infect it to many people? Greeting custom of a handshake, contact of face to face, hugging enhance infection. They are talkative. On the other hand, the custom of hand-wishing, the gargle root in Japan. In addition some of Japanese are considerably particular about antibacterial Goods for nervous temperament and tend to avoid direct contact to a person and a thing. Because it is just entrusted a personal judgment, I think that the outbreak of new coronavirus is prolonged in Japan. The emergency declaration gives social mental restriction for the time being and we cannot deny that there is a person who does not care about it. As a result, it is thought that the number of the Japanese infected people is prolonged slowly from now on.
According to the employment statistics the U.S. Department of Labor announced on March 3rd the number of the employment of the non-agriculture section decreased 701,000 compared with the month before. It is nine and a half years since the number of the employees decreased from Sept. 2010. The unemployment rate turned worse 0.9 points to 4.4% from the preceding month. According to another authority, the new application of the unemployment insurance of 10 million occur after the announcement of employment statistics so that the unemployment rate of April is considered to become 10%.
On March 27 the United States came into effect for an economic measure bill of 2 trillion dollars, $500 billion for industry support, $500 billion for direct benefit of each family.
It is strengthened the small business by financing $250, the unemployed person support with $350 billion and $100 billion is expended to a hospital, the medical system. I think that it is not so long before they return to normal economic conditions.
The shipping company is troubled with an imbalance of container stay problem. They have been facing difficulty of bring back surplus of containers in Europe and USA to China, Asia in preparation for recovery of the new coronavirus because of decrease of the number of ships to call. On the other hand, there is the fact that container with cargo at the terminal discharged by the ship at port of Europe and USA have not been delivered nowhere due to deterioration of local economy and empty containers in the terminal and off-dock waiting for sending back have been thrown into confusion at present. A longshoreman, the trucking company are affected by the new coronavirus, too and fall into a labor shortage. China, Asia is in an evil spiral state of an economy in slump of the economy. A supply chain cannot expect the prompt demand for container for the time being because it has not completely been restored.
The new container price as of the end of March in China is $2050 per 20f, which does not change as one in February. As for the new container stock in the factory is 895,721 TEU (Dry: 854,996 TEU, Reefer: 40,725 TEU). Total number of stock is almost unchanged as of the end of February. If it says daringly, Dry does not change and it is remarkable to decrease 5000 TEU of Reefer.
Each country is becoming frantic for new medicine development now. It is said that “Avigan”, which a pharmaceutical company of Japan developed as influenza medical use, is effective for this new coronavirus. The medicine is produced in China and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology accepts curative effect and recommends. There is a story that Japan offers the medicine to the world. I want them to do so by all means. It costs enormous expenses for new medicine development. The worst scenario is that 15 million people come to dead by this new coronavirus and GDP loss of the world amounts to $2.4 trillion. The world should become one and to confine new coronavirus as soon as possible to avoid the worst-case scenario. It is not given priority to an own country and should be given priority to the human now. And I want to pray that all countries in the world can regain original and normal life as soon as possible.