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Auteur : article compilé à partir des rapports de Naoyuki Himeno, Kohei Tomida et Hisashi Hattori, journalistes de The Asahi shimbun. L’un des principaux quotidien japonais. Production : rédaction de The Asahi Shimbun. Diffusion : site anglais de Asahi shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun Asia&#38;Japan WatchDate : 9 mai 2020The health ministry on May 8 loosened its guidelines on criteria for  individuals applying for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to  determine if they are infected by the novel coronavirus. ...Naoya Sekiya, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo who  specializes in disaster information theory, contends that the health  ministry, not local governments, should be blamed for not coming out  with clearer explanations about PCR testing. Source : The Asahi Shimbun, « Health ministry relaxes advice on consulting about PCR testing              », The Asahi Shimbun, 09/05/2020. URL : http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13360641 (consulté le 09/05/2020)Photo «&#160;à la une&#160;» : A doctor at the University of Yamanashi Hospital  simulates a PCR test ahead of the start of drive-thru service from May  8.  © Yukako Ichikawa 