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Feb 25, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Requests Early Lifting of State of Emergency
On Feb. 24, Fukuoka Prefecture requested an early lifting of the state of emergency from the national Government, as the region’s medical situation has since cleared criteria for l...
Feb 22, 2021 Local News
Vaccination Program Begins in Kyushu
As of Feb. 19, vaccination programs began at the National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center in Fukuoka City, where around 600 of 870 eligible workers agreed to take part ...
Feb 18, 2021 Local News
Three Kagoshima Patients Test Positive for COVID19 Variant
Kagoshima Prefecture reported on Feb. 16 that the more recent variety of the U.K. coronavirus strain was detected in three female patients in the area. The women had contact with p...
Feb 16, 2021 Local News
700 Medical Clinics in Fukuoka City to Administer Vaccines
Fukuoka City announced that it would administer the new coronavirus vaccines at some 700 medical clinics. Cooperating facilities will administer around 10 to approximately 25 doses...
Feb 9, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Company Partners with Astrazeneca for Vaccine Formulation
The British–Swedish pharmaceutical company, Astrazeneca, announced a partnership with KM Biologics in Kumamoto City for the domestic formulation of new coronavirus vaccines. Vaccin...
Feb 9, 2021 Local News
Low Temperature Freezers Vaccines Arrived at Kyushu Cancer Center
An ultra-cold freezer to store new coronavirus vaccines arrived at the Kyushu Cancer Center on Feb. 5. The center is one of the one-hundred designated hospitals whose workers will ...
Feb 3, 2021 Local News
Details on Fukuoka’s Emergency Extension Announced
On the evening of Feb. 2., the national government officially announced an extended state of emergency for ten prefectures, including Fukuoka, until Mar. 7. Reflecting on the annou...
Feb 2, 2021 Local News
Mayor Announces Fukuoka’s Vaccination Strategy
Fukuoka City announced a five-month plan to vaccinate the city’s population against the new coronavirus. The mayor of the city, Soichiro Takashima, told a press conference on Feb. ...
Feb 2, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Has 10 Billion Yen Unused Pandemic Funds
Approximately ¥10 billion of the new coronavirus relief funds remain unused in Fukuoka Prefecture. The prefecture received around ¥44 billion in grants from the national government...
Feb 2, 2021 Local News
Fukuoka Prefecture Lends Out Pulse Oxi Monitors
Beginning on February 1, Fukuoka Prefecture will lend pulse oximeters to people receiving new coronavirus treatment at home. The medical device calculates oxygen levels in the bloo...