{"id":148383,"date":"2022-09-02T10:34:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T01:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=148383&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-09-02T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T01:34:41","slug":"saga-prefecture-first-to-discontinue-covid-19-daily-count-report-system","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/saga-prefecture-first-to-discontinue-covid-19-daily-count-report-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Saga Prefecture First To Discontinue Covid-19 Daily Count Report System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saga Prefecture became one of the first four municipalities in Japan to discontinue tracking the new coronavirus daily counts. As of August 31, medical institutions in Saga would need to report daily counts of COVID-19 patients who fall into one of the following categories; 65 years old and above, pregnant, hospitalized, and with higher risks of developing severe symptoms. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.saga.lg.jp\/kiji00387552\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saga Prefecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saga-s.co.jp\/articles\/-\/909472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saga Shimbun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/saga\/20220829\/5080012556.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fnn_saga-karatsu-city_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saga Prefecture First To Discontinue Covid-19 Daily Count Report System\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fnn_saga-karatsu-city_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fnn_saga-karatsu-city_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fnn_saga-karatsu-city_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fnn_saga-karatsu-city_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welcomekyushu.jp\/gallery\/?mode=detail&amp;id=4575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Tourism Organization Photo Gallery\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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