THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 31, 2022 at 18:03 JST
Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and chairman of the expert panel advising the health ministry on novel coronavirus countermeasures, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 30. (Kai Ichino)
Health experts urged caution, but not anti-virus measures, after 37 prefectures reported week-on-week increases in new COVID-19 cases, including Japan’s most populated areas. [Read More]
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