Pandemic Causes Developmental Delays for 5-Yr-Olds
The development of 5-year-old children was delayed by 4.39 months on average due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Japanese research group has found.
Category: COVID-19
Japan May See Next Influenza Season Start in October
According to Japan’s health ministry, the average number of flu patients per regularly monitored hospital across the country stood at 1.29 in the week through June 18. Since peaking in mid-February, the number has remained above 1.0, indicating that flu infections are still spreading.
Japan may have entered 9th COVID-19 wave says virus expert Shigeru Omi
Japan may have entered its ninth wave of COVID-19 infections, an expert who served as the government’s top coronavirus adviser said Monday, stressing the importance of protecting vulnerable elderly individuals from the disease.
“A ninth wave may have started,” Shigeru Omi told reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss the recent nationwide increase in infections after the government eased countermeasures, including downgrading the legal status of the disease to the same category as seasonal influenza in May.
COVID-19 Cases in Japan Up 1.09-Fold from Previous Week
The average number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Japan in the week through Sunday per medical institution stood at 5.60, up 1.09-fold from the previous week’s 5.11, the health ministry said Friday.
Japan Panel Warns of Possible COVID-19 Resurgence in Summer
A Japanese health ministry panel of experts said Friday that a certain level of COVID-19 resurgence may occur in the country in summer as the number of new infection cases has been rising since the status of the disease was downgraded in May.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the week through Sunday grew 1.12 fold from the previous week to 25,163, or 5.11 per hospital, according to a fixed-point survey covering designated hospitals across the country.
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.
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.
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