8 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been announced in Hiroshima City over the past few days.

July 8, 2020 Hiroshima Prison inmate tests positive for Covid-19 Hiroshima City announced July 7 that an inmate at the

Hiroshima Prefecture’s first new confirmed case of Covid-19 for 58 days was announced yesterday, July 1. The patient is Hiroshima Prefecture’s 168 confirmed case.

Cross-prefectural travel restrictions for residents of Japan were lifted today across the nation, but local governments still urge caution.

June 5, 2020 A Fukuyama man has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time after being discharged from hospital

A person returning to live in Hiroshima Prefecture after an extended stay overseas tested positive for Covid-19, June 1.

3rd Covid-19 death in Hiroshima as the region moves towards “new normal”. Baseball and schools to resume.

3rd Covid-19 death in Hiroshima. Testing remains low as number of cases drop and region moves towards “new normal”.

Over the past month Chugoku Shinbun has been providing regular snapshots of the level of PCR testing being undertaken in

May 11, 2020 As of 11:30 pm May 10, no new cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture

May 8, 2020 As of 11pm May 7, no new cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in any of the

Hiroshima Prefectures announced a 3-phase plan to ease coronavirus “restraint” measures yesterday.

May 6, 2020 One more case of coronavirus confirmed in Yamaguchi Prefecture.　Hiroshima governor announces road map to end of “restraint”.

May 5, 2020 On the day that national government extended the Covid-19 state of emergency to May 31, 4 new

New coronavirus cases announced in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures yesterday.

5 new coronavirus cases in Chugoku region follow zero-case day. Iwakuni and Tottori to go back to school. Mask donations from former Hiroshima Carp players. Robberies in Hiroshima City.

May 1, 2020 Yesterday, no new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture or the wider Chugoku region for

April 30, 2020 1 new confirmed case of coronavirus in Hiroshima Prefecture announced yesterday. Okayama man tests positive for the

6 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Chugoku region were announced yesterday, 5 in Hiroshima City and one in Shimane Prefecture. A 2nd nurse at the Funairi Hospital coronavirus ward has tested positive. School closures extended.

Two new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Chugoku region were announced yesterday. Funairi Hospital contact tracing update. Pachinko holdouts and streaming tulips.

A nurse working on the coronavirus ward at Funairi Hospital in Hiroshima  City has tested positive for the virus. A total of 8 new cases announced in the Chugoku region. Okayama asks leisure businesses to show “restraint” and applauds health workers.

New coronavirus cases in Hiroshima and Shimane, April 25

A second person in Hiroshima has died from coronavirus it was announced yesterday. 2 new cases were reported in Okayama. Yamaguchi announced cash subsidies for the restaurant industry and little sweetener for pachinko parlors.

April 24, 2020 2 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture yesterday. New cluster emerges in Yano, Aki-ku.

April 23, 2020 3 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture yesterday. No new cases were reported in