By KOHEI TOMIDA/ Staff Writer
September 5, 2020 at 15:30 JST
Staff at a public health office in Tokyo take calls from individuals worried they might be infected with COVID-19. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The health ministry, mindful of the looming influenza season, revised its procedures to determine if a person with symptoms should be tested and treated for COVID-19. [Read More]
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