3rd Covid-19 death in Hiroshima as the region moves towards “new normal”. Baseball and schools to resume.

3rd Covid-19 death in Hiroshima. Testing remains low as number of cases drop and region moves towards “new normal”.

Over the past month Chugoku Shinbun has been providing regular snapshots of the level of PCR testing being undertaken in

May 11, 2020 As of 11:30 pm May 10, no new cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture

May 8, 2020 As of 11pm May 7, no new cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in any of the

Hiroshima Prefectures announced a 3-phase plan to ease coronavirus “restraint” measures yesterday.

May 6, 2020 One more case of coronavirus confirmed in Yamaguchi Prefecture.　Hiroshima governor announces road map to end of “restraint”.

May 5, 2020 On the day that national government extended the Covid-19 state of emergency to May 31, 4 new

New coronavirus cases announced in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures yesterday.

5 new coronavirus cases in Chugoku region follow zero-case day. Iwakuni and Tottori to go back to school. Mask donations from former Hiroshima Carp players. Robberies in Hiroshima City.

May 1, 2020 Yesterday, no new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture or the wider Chugoku region for

April 30, 2020 1 new confirmed case of coronavirus in Hiroshima Prefecture announced yesterday. Okayama man tests positive for the

6 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Chugoku region were announced yesterday, 5 in Hiroshima City and one in Shimane Prefecture. A 2nd nurse at the Funairi Hospital coronavirus ward has tested positive. School closures extended.

Two new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Chugoku region were announced yesterday. Funairi Hospital contact tracing update. Pachinko holdouts and streaming tulips.

A nurse working on the coronavirus ward at Funairi Hospital in Hiroshima  City has tested positive for the virus. A total of 8 new cases announced in the Chugoku region. Okayama asks leisure businesses to show “restraint” and applauds health workers.

New coronavirus cases in Hiroshima and Shimane, April 25

A second person in Hiroshima has died from coronavirus it was announced yesterday. 2 new cases were reported in Okayama. Yamaguchi announced cash subsidies for the restaurant industry and little sweetener for pachinko parlors.

April 24, 2020 2 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture yesterday. New cluster emerges in Yano, Aki-ku.

April 23, 2020 3 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture yesterday. No new cases were reported in

Hiroshima Prefectural governor Yuzaki announces small business relief strategy… then throws the cat amongst the pigeons.

The number of coronavirus cases in the Chugoku region grew by 3 yesterday, April 21. 2 new cases where confirmed within Hiroshima Prefecture and the other was part of a cluster centered on a high school in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

21 April, 2020 Hiroshima coronavirus clusters grow, Hiroshima governor calls on the young to stay home, municipalities offer financial support

First coronavirus death in Hiroshima Pref reported as cases reach 200 in Chugoku region

New cases in Hiroshima City, Kure and Tottori bring the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Chugoku Region to 196, with 130 of them in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Hiroshima Prefecture has released a list of business that it strongly urges to close until at least May 6.

Coronavirus cases rise to 118 in Hiroshima Prefecture and to 179 across the Chugoku Region.

The number of new corona virus cases confirmed on Wednesday, April 15 across Hiroshima Prefecture increased by 23 to 113 cases.