THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 1, 2021 at 18:55 JST
Takaji Wakita, center, the head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases who chairs the health ministry’s advisory panel, talks about the spread of the novel coronavirus in Tokyo at a news conference on June 30. (Sayuri Ide)
The resurgent number of new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo has raised concerns among government officials that the Olympic Games could be held without spectators after all. [Read More]
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