TOKYO – Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corporation on Monday announced the launch of its mutation detection kit that can identify L452R, the COVID-19 variant first detected in India and California and recently found in Japan’s capital.

TOKYO – Magpupulong sa Huwebes ang expert panel ng health ministry upang magdesisyon kung aaprubahan ang paggamit ng mga bakuna kontra COVID-19 na gawa ng U.S. biotechnology startup na Moderna Inc. at British drugmaker na AstraZeneca PLC sa bansa.

TOKYO – Nasa siyam na prepektura na sa buong bansa ang sakop ng kasalukuyang state of emergency na idineklara ng gobyerno dahil sa mabilis na pagtaas ng kaso ng novel coronavirus.

TOKYO – The Japanese government on Friday has signed an agreement with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech SE to purchase an additional 50 million doses of their novel coronavirus vaccine, bringing the total number of shots to 194 million.