Coronavirus
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Home Care Crucial as Japan Faces Shortage of COVID-19 Hospital Beds
Medical care for COVID-19 patients recuperating at home has emerged as an important issue amid the t...
February 28, 2021
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Govt Support Needed to Gain Cooperation from Private Hospitals in Japan on Bed Shortage
The lack of hospital beds amid the novel coronavirus pandemic has prompted the government to seek co...
February 25, 2021
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‘New Normal’ amid Virus Crisis tough for Visually Impaired
To deal with the coronavirus pandemic, we are being asked to lead a new way of life by practicing so...
February 25, 2021
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Medical Workers, Nursing Home Staff Put Hopes on COVID-19 Vaccines
The first doses of a vaccination against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, were...
February 24, 2021
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Famous for its Kitchen Supply Stores, Iconic Tokyo Street Falls on Hard Times
Famous for its wide array of stores selling kitchen supplies, Tokyo’s Kappabashi Dogugai street has ...
February 22, 2021
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173 infected with coronavirus variants in 16 prefectures in Japan
A total of 173 people in 16 prefectures as of Sunday were confirmed to have been infected with the c...
February 22, 2021
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Vaccinations for Japan’s Elderly to Be Delayed
Vaccinations of the elderly will be delayed due to an extremely limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine i...
February 22, 2021
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Municipalities Weigh Up Pros and Cons of Vaccination Methods in Japan
About 80% of municipalities plan to use both the “mass” vaccination method and the “individual” meth...
February 22, 2021
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Japan-South Korea Relations Warming Fast
Nursing care staff are stressed and exhausted every day as they work in direct contact with elderly ...
February 18, 2021
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Govt to Urge Reporting of Post-Vaccination Anaphylaxis
The government has decided to urge medical institutions to report anaphylaxis, one of the reported s...
February 16, 2021
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Logistic hurdles to overcome for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rollout in Japan
COVID-19 vaccinations covering all people in Japan ages 16 and over are expected to start Wednesday....
February 15, 2021
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Medical experts urge more use of Tokyo hotels designated for quarantine
Just over 17% of rooms at hotels designated as quarantine facilities in Tokyo were accommodating peo...
February 15, 2021
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Japan OK’s 1st vaccine against coronavirus
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Sunday approved the application by U.S. pharmaceutical gia...
February 15, 2021
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Health Ministry Embarrassed over Bumbling Fix of Tracer App
A major flaw that went unnoticed in the government’s novel coronavirus contact-tracing app for about...
February 11, 2021
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8 Prefectures not Coordinating Hospital Transfers of Noncritical COVID-19 Patients
Eight prefectures have not coordinated the transfer of COVID-19 patients in critical care beds even ...
February 11, 2021
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