[In the Media] Japan Medical Association Issues Urgent Statement: Improve PCR and Antigen Testing (Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL, August 5, 2020)
date : 8/20/2020
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On August 5th, the Japan Medical Association COVID-19 Expert Committee, which is chaired by HGPI Board Member Dr. Ryozo Nagai, published an urgent statement entitled “Emergency Declaration on the Need to Expand PCR Testing and Other Testing to Control COVID-19 Spread” online. The statement was covered in Asahi Shimbun DIGITAL.
The article can be accessed here.
*Available only in Japanese
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