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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
National
Takaya Toda and Muneaki Ishihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

Infections surging, tests delayed in Japan

People hoping to take a free PCR test line up in front of a testing bus in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Jan 24. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The PCR testing system is increasingly under pressure in areas where the coronavirus is surging. In addition to the tests that have so far been conducted by administrative bodies on people who have been in close contact with coronavirus patients, the demand for free tests for the general public is growing rapidly. Experts are calling for people at higher risk of developing severe symptoms to be given priority.

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