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Woman kills herself during self-isolation

NHK has learned that a woman in Tokyo who contracted the coronavirus committed suicide in her home. Sources say the woman in her 30s was found dead earlier this month in her apartment, where she was self-isolating after testing positive for the virus. She left a note saying she felt sorry for causing trouble for people around her. The woman had almost no symptoms, but she is said to have worried she may have passed the infection to people she knew.
・contract　他動〔規模や程度を〕縮小、収縮させる、契約する、病気にかかる、習慣がつく
・contract a virus　ウイルスに感染する
・commit suicide　死を選ぶ、命を絶つ、自殺を遂げる、自殺する
・commit　委託する、引き渡す、ゆだねる、身を任す、(審議のために)委員会に付託する、引き受ける、約束する

An expert on the mental impact of the spread of the coronavirus says mental care is necessary for people recuperating at home, while their number is increasing. Waseda University associate professor Ueda Michiko says many people feel pressure when they get infected, thinking they might spread the virus or otherwise cause trouble for people around them. She noted that people self-isolating at home can feel mentally pressured because they often have to do household chores while worrying about their own health, and contact with outsiders is restricted. She said a system is necessary to carefully check the mental condition of such people and provide care for them, besides simply checking their physical condition.
・recuperate〔病気・けがなどから〕回復する〔活力・元気などを〕取り戻す〔金銭上の損失を〕取り戻す、回復する

Panel: Tokyo's COVID-19 situation 'still serious'

A panel of experts is warning that the coronavirus situation in Tokyo is still extremely serious despite the small decline in the number of new cases. The panel members and Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials met on Thursday for a weekly assessment of the coronavirus infections in the capital.
The experts decided to maintain the alert for the infection situation in Tokyo and its medical system at the highest level of four. They pointed out that the seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo fell to 1,471 as of Wednesday from the 1,699 recorded a week earlier -- a drop of about 13 percent. That was the first decline in about a month.
・panel　〔会議・集会の〕識者、パネリスト、陪審団、陪審員、委員会

An expert warns that the number of new cases is exceeding capacity at hospitals and designated hotels for people who have mild or no symptoms.
He says the situation is very serious, with the medical system for non-coronavirus patients also under strain, and he thinks the number of new cases must be curbed substantially through effective measures. The number of coronavirus patients in serious condition in Tokyo hit a new record of 160 on Wednesday. The expert points out that the number of those with serious symptoms will increase after a rise in new cases. He warns that the healthcare system has been under strain for a prolonged period, and this is affecting the ability of medical institutions to provide emergency care.
・under strain　負担がかかっている
・curb　抑制する
・substantially　大幅に、しっかりと、十分に、相当、実質上
・prolonged　長期の［に渡る・に及ぶ］、長期化する、長引く

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