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Apr 10, 2020 Local News
Information Regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) From the Fukuoka Prefectural Government
Regarding the emergency measures to the spreading of the novel coronaviruses (COVID-19) infections. The prefectural government is taking the highest priority to protect the lives a...
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Apr 10, 2020 Local News
Mayor of Fukuoka Calls for Show of Support to Medical Workers
Mayor Soichiro Takeshima announced that as of April 8, there had been 136 confirmed new coronavirus infections in Fukuoka City. The route of transmission is unknown in over 40% of ...
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Apr 10, 2020 Local News
26 More Infections in Fukuoka including a Centenarian – Hotel To Accept COVID-19 Patients
On April 9, local authorities announced 26 more COVID-19 infections in Fukuoka Prefecture. Fourteen of them are Fukuoka City, including a centenarian (showing no symptoms) whose so...
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Apr 9, 2020 Local News
Sharp Increase of COVID-19 Infections in Fukuoka – School Re-openings Postponed
Local authorities announced twenty-five more cases of COVID-19 on April 8. One of them is a Fukuoka City-residing taxi driver in her fifties, who reportedly drove for several cust...
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Apr 8, 2020 Local News
School Playgrounds in Fukuoka City Closed
Municipal elementary, junior high and high schools in Fukuoka City have closed off their school grounds to local residents. The outdoor facilities previously provided local childre...
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Apr 8, 2020 Local News
List of Shop Closures in Fukuoka
The following is a list of announcements of shop closures following the declaration of a state of emergency in Fukuoka Prefecture. This information is subject to change, so please ...
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Apr 8, 2020 Local News
Supermarkets, Drugstores to Open in State of Emergency
Local supermarkets and convenience stores have announced regular or shortened hours of operation following the declaration of a state of emergency in Fukuoka Prefecture. Supermarke...
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Apr 8, 2020 Local News
Fukuoka Governor Outlines State Of Emergency
Amidst the nationwide surge in the number of COVID-19 infections, “a state of emergency” took effect in Fukuoka Prefecture and six other areas of Japan on April 7. In response to t...
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Apr 7, 2020 Local News
Chinese Company Donates Masks to Kyudai and Other Institutions
On March 31, Huawei Japan donated 23,000 surgical masks to Kyushu University. The company secured 500,000 masks in China to distribute to Japanese communities in need of protection...
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Apr 7, 2020 Local News
301 Ventilators Available in Fukuoka Prefecture
The number of ventillators currently available for COVID-19 care in Fukuoka Prefecture is 301. That is 87 less the predicted number of patients with severe symptoms at the expected...