A Japanese government institution has developed a smartphone app designed to prevent elderly people from developing dementia amid restraints on going out and other activities away from home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
A workshop on preventing the spread of the new coronavirus was held in Kawanishi City for staff members of facilities for the disabled.
There are concerns that the symptoms of patients with eating disorders may worsen due to factors such as refraining from going out. An online discussion with more than 200 people including patients was held on the 7th, and more than 70% of cases in which overeating increased were reported.
Japan’s Supreme Court on Friday backed a district court’s approval of the detention of a severely injured suspect for the deadly arson attack last year at a studio of Kyoto Animation Co., also known as KyoAni by anime fans.
The ‘Reiwa Shinsengumi’, a political party that highlights disability issues, and was created by Taro Yamamoto, responded with a poster about financial problems the vulnerable might face during the coronavirus crisis in Japan.
In April, the health ministry urged the country’s 47 prefectures to call off cancer screenings in principle to prioritize coronavirus-related treatments. The move was also aimed at avoiding the three Cs of closed and crowded spaces involving close contact, seen as high-risk environments during the virus crisis.
Around one in 30 children aged 5 were found to have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a study conducted in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan.
An employee of a disability support facility in Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, was arrested for assaulting a junior high school boy who attended the facility.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has agreed to extend until 1 August 2020 the deadline for the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) to verify the eligibility of all 4.0 and 4.5 class players set to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. In January 2020, the IPC announced that the IWBF was non-compliant with the IPC Athlete Classification Code and that immediate measures needed to be taken.
“At the care home, Barato Acacia Heights, in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the cumulative number of residents who have been confirmed with the virus stood at 71 as of Saturday, of whom 15 have died.”
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