China's PCR test kit orders spiked months before it raised COVID-19 alarm, says report
The lead researcher on the paper, a retired intelligence officer, said details of some contracts may suggest officials were investigating a new human disease in the latter half of 2019.
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles delta-driven surge
The current wave's speed and severity are overtaking the strategy of targeted cluster tracing Japan has favored over the mass testing used by many nations.
Olympic bubble holds up even as Tokyo's COVID-19 cases hit record
Among athletes and stakeholders of the Olympics, the virus positivity rate has been only 0.02% with over 400,000 tests conducted so far, organizers said on Sunday.
A tale of two cities: In the 'bubble' and the Tokyo outside
While the athletes village and Olympic press center represent a huge, strict COVID-19 control zone, the residents of the capital are living life largely as normal.
ANA starts trial of COVID-19 status app at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
The airline will trial the International Air Transport Association Travel Pass on its flights connecting Tokyo with Honolulu and New York until June 6.
Singapore approves COVID-19 breath test that gives immediate result
Accurate tests at speed could be key to helping unlock a travel sector that has slowed to a crawl during the pandemic.
Dogs sniffing COVID-19 from sweat fare nearly as well as PCR tests
The results mean that virus-sniffing dogs could be more widely deployed in airports, train stations or wherever crowds amass to screen people.
Shimadzu develops coronavirus PCR reagent for Indian variant
It is believed to be the first reagent from a Japanese company that reacts to the Indian variant.
Up to 300 people per day breaking self-quarantine pledge in Japan
Around 200 to 300 people every day could not be confirmed to be in their pledged quarantine locations, with 30% of those people found to be in other locations.
Japan says Olympics must not burden regional medical systems
The games will be held in a manner that makes everyone feel safe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters.
The system is believed to be almost as accurate as current polymerase chain reaction tests, which take at least an hour to produce results.
Rapid tests for COVID-19 are missing early infections, expert warns
The shortcoming could undermine efforts to use these fast and cheap tests to determine if someone can safely enter a place where people are congregating.
