Struggle to access HIV testing in Japan as health centers prioritize COVID-19
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A public health center in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture | FUJISAWA MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT / VIA KYODO
Jiji
Mar 17, 2021
Many public health centers in Japan are suspending HIV antibody tests, which had been available for free and under anonymity, as they are too busy dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
According to the health ministry, the number of HIV tests conducted at facilities including public health centers in Japan fell 51.5% from the preceding year in 2020, to 68,998.