[Japon] Health ministry relaxes advice on consulting about PCR testing
Auteur : article compilé à partir des rapports de Naoyuki Himeno, Kohei Tomida et Hisashi Hattori, journalistes de The Asahi shimbun. L’un des principaux quotidien japonais.
Production : rédaction de The Asahi Shimbun.
Diffusion : site anglais de Asahi shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun Asia&Japan Watch
Date : 9 mai 2020
The health ministry on May 8 loosened its guidelines on criteria for individuals applying for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to determine if they are infected by the novel coronavirus.
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Naoya Sekiya, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo who specializes in disaster information theory, contends that the health ministry, not local governments, should be blamed for not coming out with clearer explanations about PCR testing.
Source : The Asahi Shimbun, « Health ministry relaxes advice on consulting about PCR testing », The Asahi Shimbun, 09/05/2020. URL : http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13360641 (consulté le 09/05/2020)
Photo « à la une » : A doctor at the University of Yamanashi Hospital simulates a PCR test ahead of the start of drive-thru service from May 8. © Yukako Ichikawa