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Shingata Korona-uirusu : Kansen-sha 6-man 5000-nin Toppa
Kuruuzu-sen no Kansen-sha 218-nin

shingata Korona-uirusu new coronavirus, kansen-sha infected person
toppa [sv] break through, exceed, pass, kuruuzu-sen cruise ship

1.

Shingata Korona-Uirusu no kansen-sha wa sekai de 6-man 5,000-nin o koemashita.

shingata Korona-uirusu new coronavirus, shingata new model, new type, uirusu virus
kansen-sha infected person, kansen [sv] infect, be infected, catch a disease, -sha person, people
sekai de in the world, -de place marker; in, at, koemasu to exceed, pass
roku-man-go-sen-nin 65,000 people, -man ten thousand, -nin counter for people

2.

Shisha wa 1,483-nin ni tasshimashita.

shisha dead person, the dead, the death toll, tasshimasu to reach, come up to
sen-yon-hyaku-hachi-juu-san-nin 1,483 people

3.

Chuugoku igai no kuni de kansen-sha ga ichiban ooi no wa Nihon.

Chuugoku China, [A] igai no [B] [B] except [A], [B] other than [A]
kuni country, -de place marker; in, at
kansen-sha infected person, kansen [sv] infect, be infected, catch a disease
ichiban No.1, most, -est, ooi many, a lot
-no representing an object which is already given; "kuni "country" here

4.

14-ka genzai, Nihon no kansen-sha wa 252-nin.

juuyokka 14th. of the month, -genzai as of (time)
kansen-sha infected person, kansen [sv] infect, be infected, catch a disease
ni-hyaku-go-juu-ni-nin 252 people

5.

Sono uchi, hitori ga kinoo nakunarimashita.

sono uchi among them, out of, hitori one person, kinoo yesterday
nakunarimasu to die, pass away (formal)

6.

Chuugoku igai no kuni de Nihon wa "Dantotsu" desu.

Chuugoku China, [A] igai no [B] [B] except [A], [B] other than [A]
kuni country, -de place marker; in, at, dantotsu by far the best/top, second to none (common expression)

The common expression Dan-Totsu is from Danzen + Toppu "definitely" + "top"

7.

252-nin no uchi, 218-nin wa Yokohama no Kuruuzu-sen no Jookyaku-Jooin desu.

-no uchi among them, out of, Yokohama place name / Yokohama City (harbor)
kuruuzu-sen cruise ship, jookyaku passenger, jooin crew
ni-hyaku-go-juu-ni-nin 252 people, ni-hyaku-juu-hachi-nin 218 people

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8.

Fune wa Heisa-teki na kankyoo desu kara, kansen shi-yasui desu.

fune ship, boat, heisa-teki [na] exclusive, closed, heisa [sv] close, shut, lockout
kankyoo environment, -kara because, therefore, so, kansen [sv] infect, be infected, catch a disease
shi-yasui easy to do, easily do, -yasui (stem +) easy to do, easily do

9.

Kuruuzu-sen ni wa jookyaku-jooin 3,700-nin ga notte imasu.

kuruuzu-sen cruise ship, jookyaku passenger, jooin crew
notte imasu to be on, be on board, notte te form of norimasu; ride, get on, go on board
-te imasu expressing progressive or state
san-zen-nana-hyaku-nin 3,700 people

10.

Kuruuzu-sen no kansen-sha wa mada fueru kanoosei ga arimasu.

kuruuzu-sen cruise ship, kansen-sha infected person
mada still, fueru root form of fuemasu; increase
kanoosei ga arimasu there is a possibility that, be likely to do, it could happen
kanoosei potential, possibility, arimasu there is, to have

11.

Saiwai, Shingata Haien no Chishi-ritsu wa amari takakunai desu.

saiwai fortunately, luckily, Shingata Haien new pneumonia
shingata new model, new type, haien pneumonia
chishi-ritsu fatality rate, death rate, ritsu rate, %
amari (+ negative) not very, not much, not so, takakunai nai form of takai; high

The disease from new coronavirus is called Shingata Haien in Japanese.

12.

Chuugoku no Bukan no Chishi-ritsu wa yaku 4% desu.

Chuugoku China, Bukan Wuhan, chishi-ritsu fatality rate, death rate, ritsu rate, %
yaku approximately, about, nearly, yon-paasento 4%

13.

Demo, sore igai no chi'iki no Chishi-ritsu wa yaku 0.17% desu.

demo however, but, [A] igai no [B] [B] except [A], [B] other than [A], chi'iki region, area
chishi-ritsu fatality rate, death rate, yaku approximately, about, nearly
rei-ten-ichi-nana-paasento 0.17%, ten dot, point, decimal point

14.

SARS no Chishi-ritsu wa yaku 10%, Infuruenza no Chishi-ritsu wa yaku 0.1%.

SARS (saazu) SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome), chishi-ritsu fatality rate, death rate
yaku approximately, about, nearly, jupaasento 10%
infuruenza influenza, flu, rei-ten-ichi-paasento 0.1%

15.

Shingata Haien no Chishi-ritsu wa Infuruenza yori, sukoshi takai teido desu.

Shingata Haien new pneumonia, chishi-ritsu fatality rate, death rate, infuruenza influenza, flu
[A] wa [B] yori takai [A] is higher than [B], -yori comparative pattern; more than / less than
sukoshi takai teido a little higher, sukoshi a little, a few, a bit, takai high, tall, expensive
teido level, degree