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HEALTH

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo marks week-on-week fall in cases for 11th straight day
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 15,051.6, compared with 23,308.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2022
To fight monkeypox and other viruses, look harder in the sewers
Health authorities rely on a patchwork system for testing wastewater, often missing important information about virus outbreaks such as monkeypox.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2022
Race for monkeypox vaccines exposes global health inequality
Despite efforts to set up an equitable distribution mechanism for vaccines, some marginalized groups may face a longer wait than others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2022
'It felt like my insides were crying': China COVID curbs weigh on youth mental health
Medical experts fear for teenagers and young adults, who are more vulnerable due to their age and lack of control over their lives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2022
'Crying all the time': Monkeypox patients reveal psychological scars
The global monkeypox outbreak has 'reawakened the trauma of HIV,' despite the disease being far less deadly, said Nicolas Derche of the French LGBT group SOS.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle against winter smog
Tests on New Delhi's streets by an independent laboratory confirmed it can keep more than 80% of pollutants out of users' nostrils.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2022
Kishida shows leadership at TICAD on global health and security
Although Japan increased its African development aid pledge to the Global Fund every time since inception, the pledge over the weekend was no easy feat for the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
Chinese province bordering Beijing expands COVID-19 lockdown
Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of China's Hebei province that borders Beijing, said mass testing will be done on residents in in four major downtown districts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall by about 8,900 week-on-week
Tokyo confirmed 15,834 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as the seven-day average in the capital came to 19,544.4, compared with 25,892.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo fall by more than 8,100
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 20,822.4 compared with 25,601.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 23,129 new infections as nationwide cases rise
Cases in the capital were down by about 4,300 from a week before on Thursday, while the national figure for Wednesday showed an increase of about 12,000 on the week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2022
With COVID-19 cases still high, Japan debates how best to monitor them
The present system is being reviewed by health authorities, as it places an enormous administrative burden on medical institutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,085 new cases
New daily cases in the capital on Monday were down by about 8,000 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022
Japan seeing no sign of monkeypox spreading
'As the number of infected people remains small (in Japan), there is no need to worry too much about the disease,' says one professor at Tokyo Medical University.

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