{"id":164511,"date":"2024-07-19T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164511&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:42:38","slug":"surge-in-covid-19-cases-in-fukuoka-prefecture","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/surge-in-covid-19-cases-in-fukuoka-prefecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in COVID-19 Cases in Fukuoka Prefecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefecture Medical Association has announced that the region is experiencing the 11th wave of COVID-19, marked by a sharp increase in cases. The association emphasized the importance of adhering to basic infection prevention measures such as handwashing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Despite the higher transmission rate of the current strain, symptoms remain mild, with a low severity rate. The association also reported a significant outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease among children, reaching the second-highest level in a decade. <strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240717\/5010024995.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_hospital-in-tenjin_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C977&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Surge in COVID-19 Cases in Fukuoka Prefecture\" width=\"1400\" height=\"977\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_hospital-in-tenjin_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_hospital-in-tenjin_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_hospital-in-tenjin_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_hospital-in-tenjin_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefecture Medical Association has announced that the region is experiencing the 11th wave of COVID-19, marked by a sharp increase in cases. The association emphasized the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164511","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}