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TOKYO: Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday, a health ministry official said, in a move to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle the pandemic. Fujirebio, a subsidiary of Japanese diagnostics and laboratory testing service provider Miraca Holdings, last month... read full story
Photo: People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Japan is still under a coronavirus state of emergency which was extended until the end of May though there have been no hard lockdowns.
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