Coronavirus
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Dual coronavirus, influenza testing kit now available
An antigen test kit capable of testing for both the novel coronavirus and influenza simultaneously s...
December 26, 2022
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Tokyo medical system alert to highest level
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its alert for medical preparedness to...
December 24, 2022
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Omicron, seasonal flu have similar mortality rates among people 80 or older, Japan health ministry finds
The mortality rate for the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus among people aged 80 and over is...
December 23, 2022
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Tokyo logs 18,820 COVID cases
Another 18,820 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Tokyo on Thursday, the Tokyo metr...
December 22, 2022
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New positive COVID cases exceed 200,000 in Japan
More than 200,000 people newly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Japan on Wednesday, the ...
December 21, 2022
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Tokyo logs over 20,000 new COVID cases for first time since August
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday that 20,513 people had newly tested positive for the ...
December 20, 2022
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No strong measures for Category V diseases
The Infectious Disease Control Law has classifications from Category I to V in descending order of r...
December 16, 2022
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Funeral guidance for COVID victims to be eased
Funeral guidelines for COVID-19 victims are set to be eased, according to a draft compiled by the He...
December 15, 2022
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COVID-19 classification discussions to get into full swing in Japan
Government deliberations over whether to lower the official classification of COVID-19, which would ...
December 15, 2022
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COVID-19 different from seasonal flu, health panel warns
Key members of a health ministry advisory body indicated Wednesday that COVID-19 has different chara...
December 15, 2022
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Travel subsidy goes on vacation Dec. 28, returns in reduced from Jan. 10
The nationwide travel subsidy program that ends Dec. 28 will be restarted Jan. 10, 2023, the governm...
December 14, 2022
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Beijing residents panic amid eased COVID restrictions
BEIJING / GUANGZHOU — With the extensive easing of measures to prevent novel coronavirus infection i...
December 14, 2022
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Osaka logs over 10,000 coronavirus cases for 1st time in 3 months
The Osaka prefectural government reported 10,679 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday. It is the fi...
December 13, 2022
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Eateries fraudulently received over ¥500 million in pandemic subsidies
Fraudulent claims for coronavirus pandemic subsidies worth more than ¥500 million had been identifie...
December 10, 2022
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China scrambles to adjust ‘zero-COVID’ exit strategy
WUHAN, China/BEIJING — The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has rolled back some eleme...
December 8, 2022
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