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CUTS SAMPLE-TAKING RISK Japan approves, safer, gentler test using saliva to detect COVID-19 June 2, 2020 The health ministry on June 2 approved a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that uses saliva to confirm COVID-19 infections, which is less painful for patients and safer for medical workers than the one using mucus samples.
NO ‘PUBLIC CONSENSUS’ Don’t start school year in the fall, recommends LDP working group June 2, 2020 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s working group studying moving the start of the school year to September is officially recommending against it, instead favoring extending the current year up to a month.

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