New Corona Antibody Test Starts in Tokyo 3 people in 3 prefectures by the end of this month 11:41 on June 1st
"Antibody test" by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to check if you have been infected with the new coronavirus has started in Tokyo from the 1st.
The "antibody test" is a test that checks the presence of a protein called an antibody in the blood after infection with a virus, etc., and you can see if you have been infected.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is planning to carry out an inspection for a total of 10,000 people in Tokyo, Osaka, and Miyagi prefectures this month, starting from day 1 in Tokyo.
The inspections in Tokyo are conducted in Itabashi, Toshima, and Nerima Wards, and are targeted at approximately 1,000 people each randomly selected from men and women over the age of 20.
At the venue, the temperature was measured and blood was collected, so the procedure was released to the press for one day.
The test will take place until the 6th of this month, and the results will be notified later this month.
Aiko Tanaka, General Manager of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Health and Welfare Bureau, said, “It is important to use it for future measures, so I would like people who have received inspection guidance to come.”