Japan Logs 3.63 Weekly COVID-19 Cases per Hospital
he number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Japan in the week through Sunday averaged 3.63 per medical institution, up slightly from 3.55 in the preceding week, the health ministry said Friday.
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Japan should brace for large “ninth” COVID wave
Japan could face a large “ninth wave” of the coronavirus pandemic in the future, a group of experts warned Wednesday, with the health minister noting a recent rise in cases of a new, contagious subvariant of the virus.
Cluster of Eight People Infected with COVID at a Shimane Prefecture Welfare Facility for the Disabled
Shimane Prefecture announced on April 12th that one new cluster outbreak was confirmed.
Eight people were found to be infected at a welfare facility for the disabled in Matsue City.
Over 10% of kids with COVID-related brain disease in Japan died
More than 10 percent of children in Japan who developed acute brain syndrome after infection with COVID-19 have died, results of a nationwide survey recently announced by a health ministry research team has shown.
The survey identified 34 cases of acute encephalopathy associated with COVID-19 infection among those under 18 between January 2020 and May 2022. The team analyzed 31 patients who did not have any underlying illnesses that could be responsible for causing the brain disease.
Japan Revises COVID-19 Mask Guidance
The Japanese government revised its COVID-19 face mask guidance on Monday 13th March, leaving individuals to decide whether to wear masks both indoors and outdoors.
Japan to offer 2 COVID-19 booster shots to elderly, those with underlying conditions by year-end
People aged 65 years or older, those with underlying medical conditions and health care professionals will have a chance to get inoculated from May to August, as well as from September to December. Other age groups eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations can also get a shot during the four months through December.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Organ Transplant Scandal, Mask Wearing and a Lack of Disability News
The Tokyo police have arrested the head of a Yokohama-based nonprofit organization on suspicion of arranging organs for transplants without government permission.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Severely Disabled Woman Contracted COVID-19 in January 2023, Refused Admission to a Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital
In January this year, a woman who lives in Ota Ward, Tokyo, who has cerebral palsy, a speech impediment palsy and uses home visiting care contracted a new variant of the coronavirus and requested to be admitted to a metropolitan hospital, but was refused.
Severely Disabled Woman Contracted Coronavirus in January 2023, Refused Admission to a Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital
In January this year, a woman who lives in Ota Ward, Tokyo, who has cerebral palsy, a speech impediment palsy and uses home visiting care contracted a new variant of the coronavirus and requested to be admitted to a metropolitan hospital, but was refused.
Nearly 40% of Yokohama’s ‘hikikomori’ recluses stopped going out due to COVID: survey
In the survey, nearly 40% of those residents who are in a state of “hikikomori,” or social reclusion, said their condition began when they started avoiding leaving home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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