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New infections in Tokyo top 3,000
Tokyo confirmed 3,124 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Thursday, exceeding 3,000...
January 13, 2022
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Oral drug handy tool to fight COVID-19 if used early
Dr. Koji Maruyama finished his examination of a 71-year-old man before showing him a small medicine ...
January 13, 2022
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Shorter quarantine eyed for close contacts
The government is considering shortening the 14-day quarantine period for people who were in close c...
January 13, 2022
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Characteristics of the omicron variant
Question: What are the characteristics of the omicron coronavirus variant? Answer: According to an a...
January 13, 2022
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Japan’s focus shifts to bolstering medical services
The rapid spread of the omicron variant has prompted a change of course by the administration of Pri...
January 12, 2022
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Japan’s coronavirus infections top 10,000 for first time since September
New novel coronavirus cases exceeded 10,000 nationwide on Wednesday for the first time since Sept. 9...
January 12, 2022
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Schedule for expedited booster campaign yet to be confirmed
As a schedule for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses for booster campaigns is yet to be conf...
January 12, 2022
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Nurse returns to health care system to fight novel coronavirus
“Please come soon. Tomorrow or even today,” Sayuri Uehara was told when she called a Tokyo hospital ...
January 12, 2022
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Seriously ill COVID patients number 100 in Japan
The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms rose to 100 nationwide on Tuesday, up by 10 fro...
January 11, 2022
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Japan aims to expedite booster rollout, reinforce medical services
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Tuesday to expedite the COVID-19 booster rollout and ex...
January 11, 2022
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Aomori: Inventor fashions special masks for children to prevent COVID infections
AOMORI — When lunchtime came at Uramachi Elementary School in Aomori Prefecture, students took hold ...
January 11, 2022
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Some Okinawa municipalities hold coming-of-age ceremonies
NAHA — Many municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, which is under quasi-emergency priority measures t...
January 10, 2022
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Tokyo logs 1,223 cases
Tokyo confirmed 1,223 new coronavirus cases Sunday, up 1,139 from a week earlier and the daily cou...
January 9, 2022
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Japan authorities move away from hospitalizing all omicron patients
Amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, prefectures are swiftly chang...
January 9, 2022
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COVID-19 pre-emergency curbs imposed on 3 prefectures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese prefectures of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima were placed under ...
January 9, 2022
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