THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 22, 2021 at 17:55 JST
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura discusses measures to deal with the Omicron variant at the prefecture’s COVID-19 response committee meeting on Dec. 22. (Yuki Kubota)
OSAKA—Three people in Osaka Prefecture who were confirmed infected with the Omicron variant represent Japan’s first community transmission of that strain of the novel coronavirus strain, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on Dec. 22. [Read More]
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