A health ministry panel of experts approved on Monday a third dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and… Read More »Panel approves third shot for children and AstraZeneca COVID-19 treatment
Japan is considering allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to leave their homes to buy daily necessities as long as they wear a mask and take other… Read More »Japan mulls letting asymptomatic COVID patients venture out with masks
Japan confirmed 183,609 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by some 43,800 from a week before. The country also marked 256 deaths, while the number of… Read More »COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan fall by 43,800 week on week
New COVID-19 vaccines considered effective against the omicron variant will be available to all people who have completed at least two inoculations from as early… Read More »Japan to offer omicron COVID shots to people vaccinated at least twice
Shigeru Omi, who heads the government’s coronavirus panel, and 17 other medical and economic experts on Tuesday called on the government to downgrade the classification… Read More »Experts urge Japan to downgrade COVID to similar class as seasonal flu
Tokyo reported 31,541 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, up from 28,112 a week ago, with the 12th straight day of week-on-week rise while reporting eight… Read More »COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 31,541 new cases, the 12th straight day of week-on-week rise
Amid the seventh wave of COVID-19 infections in Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will introduce Wednesday a system in which people with COVID-19 symptoms can… Read More »Tokyo to introduce COVID-19 self-testing system
