THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 16, 2021 at 18:54 JST
A health care worker with a COVID-19 patient in serious condition at Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital in Daito, Osaka Prefecture, on May 7. Part of the image is modified for privacy. (Takefumi Horinouchi)
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