The coronavirus outbreak evolved from Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China and spreading its tentacles. The virus has been provisionally named 2019-nCoV; 2019 novel coronavirus by the WHO; World Health Organization and named SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by the ICTV; International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
The disease caused by this virus has been named COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019 by WHO. Everyone around the world continues to face the uncertainty of COVID-19. It continues to impact the global community.
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. Coronavirus infections in people are common throughout the world. Coronavirus can infect both animals and people. Transmission of COVID-19 occurs mostly via droplets which might be inhaled or touched by others.
The numbers of infections steadily increased in Japan. It can be assumed that there are high number of unreported infections due to the small number of tests carried out. Japanese stocks fell sharply early Tuesday, February 25 as economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic continued to rattle global financial markets. The Tokyo Olympic games have been postponed.
There is a growing demand for sanitary products around the world. Items such as masks and toilet paper have become scarce in Japan. They are resold at high prices. Anti-social forces, such as those selling dangerous drugs, have begun reselling them as a new black business. They are unethical and destroy the fair market. The Japanese government decree effective on March 15, 2020 prohibits the resale of sanitary masks for profit.
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