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COVID-19: Japan to donate millions more AstraZeneca vaccine doses across A
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Japan will donate one million COVID-19 vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand starting from next Thursday, said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday.
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Japan to lift state of emergency except in Okinawa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 18 (ANI): The Japanese government has officially decided to end the coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for nine of the 10 prefectures covered. Seven of the nine prefectures will then have focused restrictions through July 11.
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Japan's expert panel approves plan to lift COVID-19 quasi-emergency in 3 p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government's expert coronavirus advisory panel on Thursday approved a plan to lift the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency in three prefectures on Sunday as scheduled, according to local media.
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'US, Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan intend to counter China's gr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 9 (ANI): The United States and Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan is intended as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan News reported citing a political scientist.
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Japan to send 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 3 (ANI): Japan has decided to supply 1.2 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, a move that is set to irk China who Taipei has accused of blocking their access to the much-needed vaccine.
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Japan to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 30 (ANI): Japan health ministry panel has approved expanding the use of the US pharmaceutical-based COVID-19 vaccine - Pfizer - for people aged 12 to 15 in addition to those 16 or older.
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Japan to provide additional ventilators, oxygen concentrators to India thr
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Japan on Friday decided to help India with additional ventilators and oxygen concentrators through United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan's prefecture governors want state of emergency to be extended
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Japan's prefecture governors want the state of emergency to be extended as serious coronavirus cases remain high and the medical system is feeling the pinch as the government struggles to ramp up a slow start to its vaccination programme.
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Japan to impose 10-day quarantine on travellers to India, 5 South Asian co
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 25 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday said it has extended the quarantine period for travelers who have recently been to India and five other South Asian countries amid growing concerns over B.1.617 Covid-19 variant.
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Japan witnesses surge in COVID cases ahead of Summer Olympic Games
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI): Japan has been witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases as it reported over seven lakh coronavirus infections till Sunday ahead of the Summer Olympic Games scheduled to be held in the country's capital Tokyo on July 23.
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Japan declares COVID-19 state of emergency in Okinawa prefecture: Reports
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to add Okinawa, a popular tourist destination, to a list of prefectures where a state of emergency has been declared, NHK news agency reported.
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Number of serious cases hits record high in Japan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 18 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday registered another record high number of severe coronavirus cases as more than 1,200 patients are now using ventilators or receiving treatment at intensive care units across Japan.
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