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	Japan Update April 28, 2020

	Nobel laureate does not  see hot climate killing  coronavirus TOKYO -- The new coronavirus   looks less seasonal than  influenza, and heat will not be the magic sword that  will bring an end to th e pandemic, Nobel laureate  Satoshi Omura said in a Nikkei interview. The Japanese microbiologist  added that the high mortality  rate for COVID-19 among the  poor may be related to the lack of access to health care.
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