With an aim to normalise social and economic activities, Japan government will simultaneously start a new genomic surveillance program, under which entrants with symptoms such as fever are tested voluntarily to detect new infectious diseases, as per Kyodo News.
The survey found 34 cases of acute encephalopathy related to COVID-19 infection among those below the age of 18 years between January 2020 and May 2022.
The Government of India drops COVID-19 testing and uploading of the 'Air Suvidha' form for international arrivals from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand and Japan.
Tokyo [Japan], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's new daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record Wednesday, topping the 209,000-mark for the first time as the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant continues to run rampant.
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan on Thursday reported 186,246 new daily COVID-19 cases, as cases hit a record high nationwide for the second straight day, with infections in the capital Tokyo jumping to the highest ever daily tally.
Tokyo [Japan], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 amid a resurgence of infections in the nation.
Tokyo [Japan], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government said Friday that Japan will ease its COVID-19 border controls, doubling the cap on overseas arrivals to 20,000 people per day starting next month.
Tokyo [Japan], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government on Thursday is set to announce that the current COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in place will be extended beyond the Sunday deadline in roughly half of the 31 prefectures where enhanced antiviral measures are in place.
Melbourne [Australia], February 11 (ANI): Noting that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has been and always will be an affirmative partnership, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that the stronger the Quad gets more mutual benefits will be delivered.
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI): In order to assist the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Japan has announced to donate 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to seven emerging countries. Additional 11 million doses to 13 countries will be given through the COVAX facility.