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Coronavirus
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Govt panel mulls vaccinations for children aged 5-11
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is currently discussing whether to expand the COVID-19 vaccin...
December 8, 2021
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Japan ready to admit 37,000 COVID-19 patients to hospitals
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan is ready to admit some 37,000 COVID-19 patients to hospitals, marking an ...
December 8, 2021
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Japan prefectures increasingly share data to support COVID patients at home
Prefectural governments are increasingly ready to share with municipalities information about COVID-...
December 6, 2021
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3rd omicron case confirmed in Japan
A man in his 30s who had stayed in Italy has been confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant ...
December 6, 2021
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Avigan inappropriately given to COVID-19 outpatients in Chiba Prefecture
The oral antiviral medication Avigan was prescribed in August and September to about 90 COVID-19 pat...
December 6, 2021
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Tokyo reports 20 new coronavirus Cases
OKYO (Jiji Press) — Twenty new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in Tokyo on Sunda...
December 5, 2021
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Japan confirms 131 new COVID-19 infections
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan confirmed 131 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, while no new fatality ...
December 5, 2021
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PCR tests to detect omicron variant offered in Tokyo
The Tokyo metropolitan government has started offering PCR tests that can detect the omicron coronav...
December 4, 2021
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Some returnees to self-isolate at home amid fears of quarantine accommodation shortage
The government has announced that some people returning to Japan would be asked to self-isolate at h...
December 4, 2021
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Merck’s Japan unit files for approval of oral coronavirus treatment
MSD K.K., a subsidiary of U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., filed an application for approval...
December 3, 2021
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OECD warns Omicron threatens world economy
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The OECD warned Wednesday that the omicron coronavirus variant threatens the glob...
December 2, 2021
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Govt makes, then drops, request to halt bookings on flights to Japan
The transport ministry requested domestic and foreign airlines early this week to stop accepting new...
December 2, 2021
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Japan wants to shorten interval for COVID-19 booster
COVID-19 booster shots may be offered to people sooner than eight months after their second shot due...
December 2, 2021
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2nd omicron case detected in Japan
A man who arrived in Japan from Peru was confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant of the no...
December 1, 2021
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Japan to ban reentry of foreign residents from 10 African countries
Foreign residents from 10 countries in southern Africa will not be allowed to reenter Japan from Thu...
December 1, 2021
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