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Kishida17 / Omicron BA.5 vaccine rolled out in Japan
YOKOHAMA — A number of medical institutions in Yokohama on Thursday began administering COVID-19 vac...
October 14, 2022
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Society | Govt aims to expand online medical services for possible double COVID, flu outbreak
The government has announced a plan to expand online medical services in preparation for simultaneou...
October 14, 2022
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Daily cap on entry to Japan, ban on individual tourists to be scrapped from Tuesday
The government will drastically ease restrictions on entry into Japan on Tueday, including scrapping...
October 10, 2022
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Fever after 4th shot milder than after 3rd
One in four people develop a fever of 37.5 C or higher following a fourth shot of Pfizer Inc.’s coro...
October 9, 2022
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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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