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Fraud suspected among coronavirus testing firms in 6 prefectures
Six prefectures have revoked the registrations of organizations offering free coronavirus testing un...
October 7, 2022
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Japan eyes online flu diagnosis to ease strain on medical institutions
The government has drafted measures to deal with a simultaneous outbreak of the novel coronavirus an...
October 7, 2022
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N. Korea ‘using Chinese, Russian vaccines to battle COVID-19’
SHENYANG, China — North Korea has been vaccinating against the novel coronavirus since the end of Au...
October 2, 2022
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Japan prepares for flu-COVID double whammy
Japan could be hit by a disease double whammy this winter, with the simultaneous spread of flu and C...
October 2, 2022
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Japan to discontinue COVID-19 testing on arrival in principle
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will discontinue, in principle, COVID-19 testing at airports and other fa...
September 27, 2022
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Simplified pandemic reporting system begins in Japan, but 11 prefs to keep logging low-risk patients
A system intended to reduce the administrative burden on medical institutions by limiting the report...
September 27, 2022
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COVID-19 infections in Japan drop below 6th-wave peak
COVID-19 is on the wane in Japan. Infection levels have fallen from the sixth-wave’s peak, and new c...
September 22, 2022
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Japan getting ready for possibly simultaneous spread of flu, COVID-19 this winter
Anticipating the “eighth wave” of the novel coronavirus epidemic, possibly this winter, the governme...
September 19, 2022
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Tokyo slightly lowers COVID-19 alert level following decrease in new cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government lowered its coronavirus alert to the second-highest level on Thurs...
September 16, 2022
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Govt panel: Flu may spread along with COVID-19
A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry advisory body monitoring the status of the pandemic said Wednes...
September 15, 2022
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Japan aims to complete inoculations with new vaccines by end of 2022
The government is aiming to administer new COVID-19 vaccines to everyone who wants to receive them b...
September 15, 2022
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Improved COVID-19 jabs to start next week
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry decided Wednesday to administer improved...
September 15, 2022
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WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronaviru...
September 15, 2022
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Japan eases rules on going out for necessities during self-isolation period
The government has announced the easing of requests to refrain from going outside for people in self...
September 8, 2022
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Shorter isolation period reflects govt strategy of coping with coronavirus
The government’s decision to shorten the self-isolation period for people infected with coronavirus ...
September 7, 2022
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