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Topic: japan-covid-19

Japan eases Covid-19 rules

Japan eases Covid-19 rules

Franck Robichon, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 13 06:30 PM

Despite Japan's government decision to ease the COVID rules, most of the people are still wearing masks in the streets. Read more »

Japan scraps COVID-19 blanket testing of visitors from China

Japan scraps COVID-19 blanket testing of visitors from China

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 01 10:15 AM

Japan has ended its blanket COVID-19 testing of visitors from mainland China as part of an easing of border controls due to travelers making the journey returning a low rate of positive results since late January. Read more »

Japan requires negative COVID tests for China tourists

Japan requires negative COVID tests for China tourists

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 08 06:52 PM

Japan further tightened border controls for travelers from mainland China on Sunday, requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test amid a surge of cases in the neighboring country. Read more »

Shionogi's oral COVID drug given emergency approval in Japan

Shionogi's oral COVID drug given emergency approval in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Nov 23 01:35 PM

A panel of the Japanese health ministry granted fast-track approval to Shionogi & Co.'s oral COVID-19 drug on Tuesday. Read more »

Japan to accept int'l cruises after 2-yr ban

Japan to accept int'l cruises after 2-yr ban

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 15 03:26 PM

Japan will allow international cruise ships to dock at its ports, transport minister Tetsuo Saito said Tuesday, lifting a more than two-year ban imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Japan simplifies COVID tracking to focus on elderly, high-risk people

Japan simplifies COVID tracking to focus on elderly, high-risk people

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 26 12:41 PM

Japan began Monday to simplify its coronavirus reporting system by targeting elderly and high-risk people in a bid to reduce the administrative burden on hospitals and local health centers. Read more »

3 Japan-approved drugs effective vs omicron BA.5: study

3 Japan-approved drugs effective vs omicron BA.5: study

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 21 03:32 PM

Three anti-coronavirus drugs prescribed in Japan, including molnupiravir, may be effective against the Omicron subvariant BA.5. Read more »

Japan enters 7th coronavirus wave

Japan enters 7th coronavirus wave

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 12 11:02 AM

Japan 'has no doubt entered' a seventh wave of coronavirus infections though there is currently no need for new movement restrictions, the head of a government COVID-19 experts panel told reporters. Read more »

Japan starts visa process for restart of tourism as COVID worries wane

Japan starts visa process for restart of tourism as COVID worries wane

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 10 12:36 PM

Japan is initially limiting eligible tourist arrivals to guided tours from 98 countries deemed as having the lowest risk of COVID-19 infection. Read more »

Japan to lift nonresident foreigner entry ban for 106 nations

Japan to lift nonresident foreigner entry ban for 106 nations

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 07 12:22 PM

Japan will lift its entry ban on nonresident foreign nationals from 106 countries as part of procedures to gradually ease COVID restrictions. Read more »

More travel operators plan flights to Bohol, Boracay: DOT

More travel operators plan flights to Bohol, Boracay: DOT

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 12:47 PM

More travel operators are planning charter flights to the Philippines, particularly Bohol and Boracay, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. Read more »

Japan set to remove COVID curbs as new infections ebb

Japan set to remove COVID curbs as new infections ebb

Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 03:04 PM

Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Read more »

Japan’s daily COVID cases top 13k, 1st time in 4 months

Japan’s daily COVID cases top 13k, 1st time in 4 months

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 13 02:18 AM

Japan's count of reported daily coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 on Wednesday, as a sixth wave of the pandemic spread throughout the country. Read more »

Japan extends entry ban on non-resident foreigners till end-Feb

Japan extends entry ban on non-resident foreigners till end-Feb

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 11 09:55 AM

The Japanese government will further extend an entry ban on non-resident foreigners until the end of February, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Read more »

Tokyo reports first community spread of omicron

Tokyo reports first community spread of omicron

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 24 03:58 PM

The first case of community transmission of the Omicron variant has been reported in Tokyo, the metropolitan government said Friday. Read more »

Japan to allow booster shots 6 months after 2nd dose

Japan to allow booster shots 6 months after 2nd dose

Kyodo News
Updated as of Nov 15 05:43 PM

Japan plans to allow booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered as soon as 6 months after an individual has received a second dose. Read more »

No COVID death reported in Japan for 1st time in 15 months

No COVID death reported in Japan for 1st time in 15 months

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 08 03:55 PM

apan saw no deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday for the first time in about 15 months amid progress in vaccine rollouts and the spread of medicines. Read more »

Japan to begin COVID booster shots in December

Japan to begin COVID booster shots in December

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 12 04:51 PM

Japan is planning to start administering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine in December and that the government will shoulder the costs. Read more »

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 04:50 PM

Japan has agreed to buy 150 million doses of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, with Takeda expecting to manufacture the formula for distribution in 2022. Read more »

Vaccine passports for businesses in Japan mulled

Vaccine passports for businesses in Japan mulled

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 07 02:16 PM

Japan is considering wide usage of vaccine passports for commercial purposes as part of efforts to regularize domestic social and economic activities. Read more »

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