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2020-08-05 11:48 JST 2020 Hi friends. Let's support Kuma Shocyu by drinking, by buying, by donation!! ーAtsuko(｡•̀ᴗ-)و ̑̑✧ 球磨焼酎支援プロジェクトサイト球磨焼酎500年。どんな時代でも、ここで繋いできた。 https://www.hakutake.co.jp/kuma/ ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 26 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 2 ← 2020-08-04 15:43 JST 2020-08-05 15:59 JST → Around this time … 2020-08-07 16:27 JSTAnother update from Lily McDermott & Chase Sutherland, the Kumamoto JET advisors========① Translation of a Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun article which provides a good overview of the COVID-19 situation as of yesterday (6 August) evening:Kumamoto Prefecture and City announced 10 new cases of COVID-19 on 6 August in both men and women ranging from their 20s to their 70s. One of the people who were announced to have been infected on 5 August was a 70 year old resident of Yatsushiro City who works part time at a prefectural high school in Yatsushiro. This is the first time a member of the teaching staff at a prefectural high school has been confirmed. The total number of cases is now 331 (110 in Kumamoto City).According to the prefecture, the male part-time staff member led club activities outside the school between 27 July and 3 August. The prefecture said it will not conduct PCR tests on the students who participated in the club activities he instructed. On 6 August, the high school sent all students home and ordered them to stay home. The school will remain closed for the time being.Of the cases announced by the prefecture, one was a co-worker and close contact of the Hitoyoshi man in his 50s who passed away in his home."New Amakusa Hospital", which partially closed due to a staff member contracting COVID-19, re-opened to new patients yesterday after all 190 contacts tested negative.5 new cases were confirmed in Kumamoto City. Of those, two were members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces in Kita-ku. They had been involved in assisting with the disaster response in Ashikita in July, but report having no contact with any of the locals. This brings the total number of cases confirmed among staff members of the Ground Self-Defense Force base to 4. Another case announced by Kumamoto City was a Chuo-ku woman in her 30s who works as a nurse at Kumamoto Takumadai Rehabilitation Hospital. As of 10am on 6 August, the number of hospitalized patients is 156, meaning 39.0% of hospital beds are occupied in the prefecture as a whole. In places where clusters have occurred, that percentage is higher -- 90.0% in the area of the Yamaga Heath Centre and 48.9% in the area of the Ariake Health Centre. There is 1 critically ill patient, 25 moderately severe, 100 with mild symptoms and 30 asymptomatic patients. (Ryosuke Takamune, Naoyuki Kubota; https://this.kiji.is/664064668785755233?c=92619697908483575) ② List of cases announced on 6 AugustCase 332 (August 6) - Male in his 30s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 331 (August 6) - Female in her 40s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 330 (August 6) - Female in her 70s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 329 (August 6) - Male in his 30s, Kumamoto City - Works for the SDF, Close contact with the 276th caseCase 328 (August 6) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Works for the SDF, Close contact with the 276th caseCase 327 (6 August) - Tamana City - Woman in her 70s, investigation ongoingCase 326 (6 August) - Hitoyoshi City - Man in his 50s, co-worker of Case 290Case 324-325 (5 August) - Yatsushiro City man and woman in their 20s, came down with fever, noticed impairment in their sense of smell and taste on 3 August. Route of infection unknown.Case 323 (5 August) - Kikuyo Town - Woman in her 20s, co-worker of Case 250.(https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/common/UploadFileOutput.ashx?c_id=3&id=32300&sub_id=87&flid=245886)新型コロナ、熊本県内で新たに１０人 自衛隊員２人など ｜ 熊本日日新聞 2020-08-06 16:20 JSTAnother update from the JET Prefectural Advisors, Lily McDermott & Chase Sutherland=======Here is a update regarding the cases announced yesterday:A total of 42 new cases were announced in Kumamoto City and Kumamoto Prefecture on 5 August. This is the highest number of cases confirmed in one day so far. https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN857JTLN85TLVB012.htmlSo far today, 5 new cases have been announced. This brings the total number of cases, as [ed.]_2pm this afternoon,_[ed.] to 327.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200806/k10012554031000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_010On 5 August, one junior high school student in Tamana was confirmed to be infected. She had already preemptively been withdrawn from school before testing positive. Twelve additional cases were announced in Nagasu Town.A man who was in his 50s living in Hitoyoshi was found dead in his home on 4 August. He had previously visited family in another prefecture. Tests later revealed that he had been infected with COVID-19. This brings the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Kumamoto to 5. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200805/k10012552161000.htmlHere is the list of cases that were announced yesterday. The date in brackets is the date when the infection was confirmed (rather than announced): Case 322 (August 5) - Male in his 40s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 321 (August 5) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 320 (August 5) - Male in his 50s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 319 (August 5) - Female in her 30s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 318 (August 5) - Male in his 30s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 317 (August 5) - Male in his 40s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 316 (August 5) - Female in her 30s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 315 (August 5) - Male in his 40s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 314 (August 5) - Female in her 80s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoing Case 313 (August 5) - Female under 10, Kumamoto City - Close contact with the 270th and 312th casesCase 312 (August 5) - Male under 10, Kumamoto City - Close contact with the 246th case Cases 299-311 (August 5) - Nagasu cluster (JMU)Case 298 (August 5) - Female in her 60s, Nagasu - Company employee, related to the 123rd caseCase 297 (August 5) - Female in her 30s, Nagasu - Company employee, related to the 123rd caseCase 296 (August 5) - Female in her 30s, Arao - Employee at a medical facility, related to the 78th caseCase 295 (August 5) - Male in his 20s, Tamana - Acquaintances with people involved in the Nagasu clusterCase 294 (August 5) - Female in her 80s, Tamana - Grandmother of the 246th case Case 293 (August 5) - Male in his 60s, Tamana - Company employee, related to the 246th case Case 292 (August 5) - Male in his 30s, Tamana - Self-employed, works with the 246th case Case 291 (August 5) - Female in her 40s, Tamana - Company employee, works with the 246th case Case 290 (August 5) - Male in his 50s, Hitoyoshi - Visited family in another prefecture from July 23-26. Began to feel ill on August 3 and left work early. Was found dead in his home on August 4. Case 289 (August 5) - Male in his 70s, Yatsushiro - Related to the 254th case Case 288 (August 5) - Male in his 80s, Yamaga - Yamaga care center clusterCase 287 (August 4) - Female in her 50s, Uki - Related to the 250th case Case 286 (August 4) - Male in his 40s, Uki - Company employee, related to the 250th case Case 285 (August 4) - Male in his 30s, Tamana - Company employee, related to the 246th case Case 284 (August 4) - Female junior high school student, Tamana - Related to the 234th and 269th cases, has not had contact with anyone from school Case 283 (August 4) - Female in her 40s, Kikuchi - Yamaga care center cluster Case 282 (August 4) - Male in his 20s, Uto - Employee at a medical facilityCase 281 (August 4) - Female in her 20s, Uto - Related to the 282nd casehttps://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/common/UploadFileOutput.ashx?c_id=3&id=32300&sub_id=86&flid=245796http://www.kuma-koku.jp/support-center/page156.html 2020-08-06 12:33 JSTHi friends.It's my friend, Seán Michael Wilson's article about Kumamoto city.It's good opportunity to know local place deeply!Trip Minimum but Enjoy Maximum! ーAtsuko(๑˃ᴗ˂)و♡15 Things to do in Kumamoto City 2020-08-06 07:07 JSTGood morning from AsoーAtsuko(๑˃ᴗ˂)و♡https://www.facebook.com/1697872573768866/posts/2796695343886578/ 2020-08-05 15:59 JSTAnother update from Lily McDermott & Chase Sutherlandthe Kumamoto JET Program Prefectural Advisors=====Yesterday, Kumamoto City and Kumamoto Prefecture raised the infection Risk Level to Level 4. This is the highest level on their 5-stage scale, and the first time a Level 4 warning has been issued since the pandemic began.The Prefectural government is asking for all residents to co-operate with the following requests:Please do not travel unnecessarily across prefectural lines.Please do not go to any places in which the "three Cs" are present or travel to any places in which infections are spreading.Please be thorough in implementing all measures to prevent the spread of infection in the workplace, such as regularly checking your temperature, wearing masks, regular hand washing, and following the "new lifestyle" recommendations, such as avoiding the "3 Cs".Please do not go to any eating or drinking establishments which are not implementing measures to prevent the spread of infection.Please discourage any family or friends who reside in other parks of Japan from returning to Kumamoto for Obon next week. To anyone who is elderly, has underlying conditions, or those who live together with either of the above, be particularly thorough in the steps you take to prevent infection when leaving the home.Here are some additional updates:Summary of Governor's remarksGovernor Kabashima noted in his address yesterday that 70% of new cases between 20 July and 3 August are connected to either the Nagasu or Yamaga clusters. 50% of the remaining cases involve people who had contact with infected individuals outside of Kumamoto Prefecture. Prefectural and City officials are planning to visit all establishments such as host clubs/cabarets etc, which involve close interaction between patrons and staff, in order to ensure they are following infection prevention measures. They plan to visit all such establishments in Kumamoto City and will ask businesses that are not implementing such measures to close. The governor also asked the public not to harass, insult, harm, or slander people who happen to become infected, their family members, or their colleagues. https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/kiji_35191.htmlFourth death in the prefecture of a COVID-19 patientYesterday (3 August), a man in his 70s who lived in Yamaga City and who had tested positive for COVID-19 passed away. The cause of death was heart failure. He became the fourth person to die after being confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in the prefecture. 37 new cases of COVID-19 between 3-4 AugustYesterday, 31 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Kumamoto Prefecture. (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200804/k10012550141000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_012)In addition, 6 people were confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 on Monday. The total number of cases announced to date in Kumamoto Prefecture is 280.Two infections were confirmed among daycare workers in Yatsushiro. 17 new cases were announced in direct connection to JMU, 1 of whom resides in Arao City, the remaining 16 living in Nagasu Town.- Cases 274-280 (4 August) - Kumamoto City- Cases 271-273 (4 August) - Male employees of JMU, all residents of Nagasu Town- Case 270 (4 August) - Kumamoto City- Case 269 (4 August) - Tamana City medical worker in her 40s, spouse of Case 234- Cases 256-268 (4 August) - Male employees of JMU, all residents of Nagasu Town- Cases 254-255 (4 August) - Yatsushiro City females in their 40s, daycare staff members, close contacts of Case 232- Case 253 (4 August) - Tamana City female in her 50s, close contact of case 246.- Cases 251-252 (4 August) - Uki City males in their 20s, close contacts of Case 229.- Case 250 (4 August) - Uki City male in his 20s, investigation ongoing- Case 249 (4 August) - Male in his 70s living in Yamaga City, close contact of Case 181- Cases 247-248 (4 August) - Residents of Yamaga City nursing home- Case 246 (4 August) - 30 year old female in Tamana City, investigation ongoing- Case 245 (August 3) - JMU Cluster, resides in Arao Town- Case 244 (August 3) - Male medical worker in his 20s in Kikuyo Town, investigation into route of infection ongoing.- Case 243 (August 3) - Male in his 30s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoing- Case 242 (August 3) - Female in her 20s, Kumamoto City Investigation into infection route ongoing- Case 241 (August 3) - Male in his 50s, Uto City - Employee at a medical institution, Visted NEO Barbie- Cases 238-240 (August 3) - Yamaga City nursing home clusterhttps://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/common/UploadFileOutput.ashx?c_id=3&id=32300&sub_id=82&flid=245603Minister says second state of emergency "possible" if the spread of infection increases rapidlyAt a press conference which took place after a cabinet meeting earlier today, Katsunobu Kato who is the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare said that a declaration of another state of emergency is "possible" if the speed of the spread of infection were to increase rapidly. Various local governments, such as Okinawa, Gifu and Mie prefectures have announced their own independent states of emergency, and the number of local governments requesting citizens to refrain from unnecessary and non-urgent outings or requesting business to reduce their operating hours is increasing.In his comment, Minister Kato said that he recognises that various measures are being taken at the local level, but that "if the rate of the increase of infections increases rapidly, the possibility exists that a state of emergency could be called again." Minister Kato went on to say that "When making a declaration, the government as a whole will make a comprehensive judgement after listening to the opinions of experts while looking at various indicators, as well as provide support such as improving access to testing."https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200804/k10012549981000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_004【8月4日】第15回熊本県新型コロナウイルス感染症対策本部会議における知事訓示 / 熊本県 2020-08-05 11:48 JSTHi friends. (this post) 2020-08-04 15:43 JSTThis has nothing to do with Kumamoto but is an inspiring story for these trying times about a truly remarkable young woman. - WilliamSky Brown: 'Sometimes you fall but I wanted to show me getting up again' 2020-08-04 00:27 JSTAnother update from Lily McDermott & Chase Sutherland, the JET Program Prefectural Advisors.=====Here are your updates regarding COVID-19:●57 new cases over the weekendSince our previous e-mail, 57 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Kumamoto. This includes cases confirmed on 31 July as well as over the weekend. The total number now exceeds 200 and there have been over 100 new cases in under a 1-week period.Cases announced include another elementary school student in Yatsushiro (Case 232), as well as an elementary school student in Tamana (Case 223) and Yamaga (Case 236), both with connections to the JMU cluster. (https://this.kiji.is/662541011361104993?c=92619697908483575)This brings the total number of elementary school students confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 to 5. (https://this.kiji.is/662639324546991201?c=92619697908483575)On 1 July, a bus driver in his 20s who works for Kumamoto Toshi Bus and lives in Higashi-ku Kumamoto City was confirmed to be infected. He began showing symptoms on the evening of July 27. Earlier that day, he operated the route between Sakuramachi Bus Terminal and Nagamine ES five times, and a total of 204 passengers were on board. Two days previously, he ran bus routes between Sakuramach Bus Terminal and Akitsu Shonan Kinenkan Mae, as well as Between Nagamine Danchi and Wakaba Elementary School. The total number of passengers on those routes is 51. The driver was wearing a mask and the windows were open to circulate air through the bus. https://this.kiji.is/662460164742841441?c=92619697908483575●New cluster in Kumamoto City On Saturday, Kumamoto City announced that a cluster of cases had been discovered in connection with the girl's bar "Neo Barbie". As of 4pm on the day of the announcement (1st August), 3 female staff members tested positive. Two male customers are also known to have COVID-19, one of whom is a Kikuchi City who previously tested positive. The City is asking anyone who visited the bar to contact the Coronavirus Consultation Centre. (https://this.kiji.is/662195590994216033?c=92619697908483575, https://this.kiji.is/662296152851989601?c=92619697908483575)The total number of cases associated with the previous two existing clusters are: JMU→94; Yamaga nursing home "Taiyo"→40 (as of 2 August). ●Kumamoto has the seventh highest infection rate nationwideKumamoto is the 7th highest prefecture in the country in terms of number of cases per 100,000 people (8.98 cases). The highest are Okinawa, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Aichi and Miyazaki, followed by Kumamoto.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200802/k10012546981000.html?utm_int=all_side_ranking-access_001●Re-entry to be permitted for foreigners who left Japan before entry banAs of 5 August 2020, foreigners who hold permission to re-enter Japan (i.e., those who hold a valid status of residence in Japan) who left the country and spent time in countries or regions which the Japanese Government later designated as regions subject to entry bans, may be allowed to re-enter Japan.However, this only applies to foreigners who left the country and visited those countries BEFORE the day that those countries were designated as countries subject to entry bans, and as a result does not mean that foreigners can expect to be able to leave the country now and be permitted to return (unless they are permanent residents, or spouses of permanent residents/Japanese nationals and have extenuating humanitarian circumstances). https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001074.html●List of new cases:Case 237 (August 2) - Male in his 50s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoing Cases 233, 235, 236 (August 2) - Related to the Nagasu cluster Case 232 (August 2) - Female under 10, Yatsushiro City - Close contact with cases 115, 164, 180Cases 230, 231 (August 2) - Nagasu cluster Case 229 (August 2) - Male in his 20s, Uki City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 228 (August 2) - Female in her 60s, Koshi City - Close contact with case 192 Case 227 (August 2) - Female in her 60s, Ozu - Investigation into infection route ongoing Cases 225, 226 (August 2) - Yamaga City nursing home clusterCase 224 (August 2) - Male in his 70s, Yamaga City - Close contact with case 181Cases 218-223 (August 2) - Nagasu clusterCase 217 (August 1) - Female in her 80s, Kumamoto City - Close contact with case 188Case 216 (August 1) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Employee at a restaurant, close contact with the 100th case Case 215 (August 1) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Company employee, dined out in the city on July 25) Cases 2014-214 (August 1) - Nagasu clusterCase 203 (August 1) - Male in his 30s, Tamana city - Company employee, investigation into infection route ongoingCase 202 (August 1) - Female in her 50s, Kumamoto City - Company employee, investigation into infection route ongoingCase 201 (August 1) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Bus driver, unknown infection routeCase 200 (August 1) - Nagasu clusterCases 195-199 (August 1) - Yamaga City nursing home clusterCase 194 (August 1) - Male in his 60s, Kikuchi City - Related to the 111th case and the nursing home clusterCase 193 (August 1) - Female in her 40s, Arao - Close contact with medical staff and a confirmed case in FukuokaCase 192 (August 1) - Male in his 40s, Koshi City - Related to the 85th and 125th casesCase 191 (July 31) - Male in his 30s, Kumamoto City - Dined out at a restaurantCase 190 (July 31) - Female in her 20s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 189 (July 31) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Travelled to Fukuoka from July 23-26Case 188 (July 31) - Male in his 80s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCases 182-187 (July 31) - Nagasu clusterCase 181 (July 31) - Male in his 70s, Yamaga City - Close contact with the 112th case Case 180 (July 31) - Male in his teens, Yatsushiro City - Elementary school student, close contact with the 115th and 164th casesCase 179 (July 31) - Female in her 30s, Arao City - Spouse of the 149th caseCase 178 (July 31) - Female in her 30s, Arao City - Child of the 128th caseCase 177 (July 31) - Nagasu clusterCase 176 (July 31) - Female in her 20s, Kumamoto City - Travelled to Tokyo July 24-26Case 175 (July 31) - Male in his 20s, Koshi City - Came to Kumamoto on a business trip from Hyogo prefecture on July 21 Case 174 (July 31) - Male in his 60s, Tamana City - Family member of the 87th case Case 173 (July 31) - Male in his 20s, Kumamoto City - Investigation into infection route ongoingCase 172 (July 31) - Female in her 60s, Kumamoto City - Close contact with 157th caseCase 171 (July 31) - Female in her 20s, Kumamoto City - Close contact with 125th caseCase 170 (July 31) - Female in her 60s, Kumamoto City 2020-08-02 13:41 JSTHi friends!How is Kumamoto humid Summer??This post suggests Shochu lovers to support Shochu maker in Kuma.@山下紀幸 Nori is a Shotyu bar owner at downtown who wants to introduce and spread Shochu all over the world.He writes his suggest in English below.Tough tines bring opportunity.It's good chance you to know and help Kuma Shochu wellーAtsuko(*Ü*) 2020-08-01 12:34 JSTCurrently Kyushu JR has a pretty amazing deal going on. All-you-can-ride rail pass for Kyushu rails for 2 days for 10,000 yen. Really?? Really!If traveling, travel safe.みんなの九州きっぷ | JR九州全線、2日間乗り放題！ 2020-07-31 18:54 JSTAnother update from Bilal Khan & Lily McDermott, JETPrefectural Advisors=====●At least 7 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Kumamoto today, bringing the total of cases to 180, though more positive test results may be reported before the end of the day. One of the cases is another student at the elementary school in Yatsushiro where a teacher and student were previously confirmed to be infected. One other employee of JMU in Nagasu Town was confirmed to be infected, as well as 5 other people throughout the prefecture. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200731/k10012543731000.html?utm_int=news-new_contents_list-items_014One of those confirmed to be infected today is an employee at the Kumamoto Kita Post Office (located in Kikuyo Town near Hikari no Mori). The post office as well as the associated ATM have been closed to the public for the time being.https://kumanichi.com/news/1544470/ Not included in today's numbers, an Australian national in his 20s living in Kita-ku was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 yesterday evening. He worked part time in the agricultural sector. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4902ae59d58ae6044d1d85c2b52e5678eb4c0b90●Kumamoto Prefecture has announced that from now on, it will release information on new cases stating the municipality in which the infected individual lives. Until now, the prefecture has only released the name of the Local Health Centre which serves a broader area. https://this.kiji.is/661570046401152097?c=92619697908483575●463 new cases were confirmed in Tokyo today. This is the first time there have been more than 400 cases in one day. This is almost 100 more cases than yesterday, when 367 new cases were confirmed. This marks two days in a row of record-high numbers of cases. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200731/k10012543021000.html?utm_int=all_side_ranking-social_001Aichi also recorded a two-day straight record high of 192 cases. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200731/k10012543741000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_001Okinawa reported 71 cases, creating a 5-day record high streak. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200731/k10012543841000.html?utm_int=news-new_contents_list-items_004Fukuoka also reached another record high yesterday at 121 cases, 75 of which were in Fukuoka City.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200730/k10012541801000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_093●The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced that it will permit the re-sale of masks and alcohol disinfectant liquid as early as next month, due to the supply of masks and disinfectant having recovered. The government had previously banned the re-selling of masks and alcohol disinfectant online due to the extreme shortage experienced earlier this year. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200731/k10012543231000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_003●Over the past three weeks, the number of critically-ill coronavirus patients in Japan has tripled, reaching a total of 90 critically ill patients as of 30 July. The number dropped to its lowest earlier this month (10 July) at just 32 patients nationwide, the lowest since a state of emergency was announced. However, the number of serious cases is again on the rise. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200731/k10012543181000.html?utm_int=all_side_ranking-social_002熊本 7人の感染確認 県内延べ180人に 新型コロナウイルス | NHKニュース
