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The governors of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures agreed on Monday to request further measures from the central government, including shorter opening hours for bars and restaurants, to help counter rising COVID-19 infections. COVID19

The highly infectious Omicron variant is driving a resurgence in coronavirus cases, which are hovering near record levels, after new infections exceeded 25 000 nationwide in the past two days.

The measures being considered by the government will cover nine prefectures in addition to Tokyo, broadcaster FNN reported earlier. However, the effectiveness of emergency declarations in changing people’s behaviour has waned after Japan repeatedly deployed the measure throughout the pandemic, said public health expert Kenji Shibuya.

The essential goal now is to accelerate booster shots, testing and handing out oral treatments to prevent Omicron infections from overwhelming hospitals, Shibuya added.

 

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