Japan will stop short of offering blanket coronavirus tests, and instead target the vulnerable and those most at risk in seeking to prevent a second wave of infections Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the coronavirus:
Japan is currently well behind other major economies in the number of completed coronavirus tests, drawing criticism from some experts that it is not doing enough to trace the virus and prevent clusters.
Even if someone initially tests negative, the person could return a positive test days later depending on his or her behaviour during that period. Ideally, Japan would test the entire population all at once and isolate those who are positive, though that would be “impossible realistically,” he said. “I don’t side with the view that everyone should take PCR tests regardless of their conditions. The key is to what extent we conduct these tests, which we’re debating now.”
After peaking at 720, the number of infections has gradually fallen and now hovers around 40 per day.
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