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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 4,433 new cases
Tokyo reported 4,433 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, down by 3,766 week on week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2023
Japan opposition party lawmaker Hakase Suidobashi resigns
The comedian-turned-politician of Reiwa Shinsengumi had stopped his political activities in October last year after being diagnosed with depression.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2023
In China, no easy way to get Pfizer's COVID drug Paxlovid
Beijing has acknowledged that supplies are still insufficient to meet demand, even as millions of courses of the treatment were shipped to the country recently.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2023
Japan marks three years since first COVID case
With experts saying that the mortality rate for omicron is lower than that of seasonal influenza, the government is currently discussing reviewing the classification of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023
China’s 60,000 COVID-19 death toll spurs calls for more data
China COVID-19 surge since December has spurred concern about variants; WHO chief stresses importance of transparency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 8,269 new cases and 30 deaths
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 10,871, compared to 14,846.9 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Japan reports record 523 deaths in a single day
By prefecture, Fukuoka posted the largest number of new deaths, at 39, followed by Osaka, at 36, Aichi, at 35, Tokyo, at 33, and Kanagawa, at 31.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2023
Health concerns, not pride, should guide COVID-19 travel policy
Apparently China can shut its borders to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections, but Beijing doesn't think other countries should do the same.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2023
Record COVID deaths complicate debate on Japan’s post-pandemic policy
Medical experts are calling for a “gradual” approach as the government eyes a possible downgrade of COVID-19's classification as early as this spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 13,427 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 14,476.3 compared to 11,907.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023
Don't write off the retooled COVID-19 boosters
Two new studies claim the bivalent omicron shot is no better than the original vaccine. But there are important caveats.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 16,772 new cases
Fukuoka Prefecture reported 10,820 positive cases and a daily record high death figure of 45 COVID-19 patients.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2023
Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat, study says
Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with insecticide, and resistance has long been a concern, but the scale of the problem was not well understood.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023
WHO urges travelers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads
XBB.1.5 — the most transmissible omicron subvariant detected so far — accounted for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week that ended Jan. 7.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,462 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 14,632, compared with 12,954.3 a week earlier.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 10, 2023
Eisai shares jump after FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab
The drug, to be sold under the brand name Leqembi, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration under an accelerated pathway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,199 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital rose 1.4% week on week to 14,941.4.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,124 new cases
The capital's daily caseload was up by 5,938 from a week before, as it also reported 28 deaths linked to the virus.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2023
Seattle schools sue Big Tech over youth mental health crisis
The suit appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. brought by a school district, following similar claims filed last year by scores of families.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2023
China’s COVID surge threatens villages as Lunar New Year approaches
China is bracing for an onslaught of infections in its fragile countryside as millions of people crowd onto trains and buses to return to their rural homes for the Lunar New Year holiday.

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