Monday, January 24, 2022

Japan expands Covid emergency as nationwide cases top 50,000

Japan is set to further expand Covid countermeasures as nationwide cases topped 50,000 for the first time. Half of the country's population has already been placed under fresh restrictions as the government tries to stem the spread of the Omicron variant. 

Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.


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