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Japan plans to trial HIV medications to treat patients infected with coronavirus as the growing number of cases poses an increasing threat to the country’s economy as well as public health.

around the world, With no therapy proven 100% effective against the virus so far, close to 1,900 people have died in the epidemic in mainland China.HIVIn Thailand, doctors said they appeared to have had some success in treating severe cases of theese officials have said they will work hard to avoid disruptions to the Olympic Games thatin Tokyo in July.

The ship has been under quarantine since early this month, leaving more than 3,000 passengers and crew in confinement, after a passenger who had left the ship in Hong Kong was then diagnosed with theese with the rest foreign nationals, many of whom have expressed frustration over the quarantine. Meantime the liner will receive meals from World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organisation set up by celebrity chef Jose Andres, in a bid to reduce the burden on the ship’s crew, said Rai Caluori, vice president of vessel operator Princess Cruises.ing to provide some relief to our team on board who have worked so hard,” he said in a Twitter video message.

Foreign governments including Canada, Australia, Italy and South Korea are now also planning evacuations for their citizens on the cruise liner.to evacuate its nationals, TV Asahi reported. Canada has said returnees from the cruise ship will undergo another 14-day of quarantine on its soil.Japan ese spouse off the boat and bring them to Korea. They have no symptoms, South Korean health minister Kim Kang-lip told a briefing.ese passengers who test negative will begin disembarking as early as Wednesday, the original deadline for the end of ship’s quarantine,“Everyone wants to return home as soon as possible, so considering that feeling, we are making preparations smoothly, so that they can go back to their home,” Kato told reporters.

 

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