Since mid-July, the COVID-19 epidemic in Japan has deteriorated rapidly due to the accelerated spread of the new subtype BA.5 of the Olmi kerong strain, with more than 200,000 new confirmed cases in the latest week in three days.
Pedestrians wearing masks walk through the streets of Tokyo, Japan, on July 28. Xinhua News Agency/Midland
Pedestrians wearing masks walk through the streets of Tokyo, Japan, on July 28. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters
Pedestrians wearing masks walk through the streets of Tokyo, Japan, on July 28. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters