{"id":137268,"date":"2020-11-13T09:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=137268&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-11-13T09:15:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:15:57","slug":"fukuoka-city-to-subsidize-pcr-tests-for-medical-workers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-city-to-subsidize-pcr-tests-for-medical-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka City To subsidize PCR Tests For Medical Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City prepares to accelerate PCR testing amongst local medical and elderly care workers ahead of the influenza season&#8217;s arrival. It recently started seeking a special operator that can provide up to 2,500 virus screenings and handle related jobs such as processing applications and notifying test results, with a budget of \u00a5700 million. Eligible workers will be able to take the test for less than \u00a510,000. The city aims to open the facility as early as December. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/data\/open\/cnt\/3\/78643\/1\/1110PCRjigyousyaboshuu.pdf?20201110181515\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-136104\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miscarriage.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miscarriage.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miscarriage.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miscarriage.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miscarriage.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photograph provided by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/showcase.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/en\/photo\/img0981.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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