Japan’s largest academic medical association is working with other health care providers, welfare institute staff and educators to find ways to keep those 80 and older healthy and independent.
Business groups and the National Governors Association call for a legal basis for imposing punishment. But the Japanese Medical Science Federation has issued a statement in opposition to statutory penalties, saying that it would become difficult to obtain cooperation from citizens and that some people may avoid taking tests for the virus for fear of being penalized.
Lawyer Masaru Wakasa, a former head of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor s Office s public security department, expressed understanding for a legal revision. It is difficult under the current law to crack down on negative behavior including refusing to be admitted to hospital, he said.
Tennis Jan 19, 2021 Three new coronavirus cases hit the Australian Open s troubled build-up on Tuesday as a backlash grew against international tennis players flown in during a raging pandemic.
Two of the new cases were players, state health officials said, taking the total infections to seven since more .
Sumo Jan 19, 2021 Ozeki Takakeisho pulled out of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday following a run of poor results that wiped out his bid for promotion to the sport s highest rank of yokozuna.
According to his stablemaster Tokiwayama, the 24-year-old Takakeisho injured his ankle on .
Tennis Jan 19, 2021