Coronavirus: Japan struggles with record-setting seventh wave

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After some short-lived optimism that the worst of the COVID pandemic might be over, health experts are warning that the peak of the seventh wave has yet to arrive

 

Just a few short weeks ago, coronavirus infections in Japan were hovering around the 10,000-cases-a-day level, and there was optimism across the nation that the worst of the health crisis was over and that the summer holidays would be more carefree than the last two years. 

     

As it has done in the past, however, the virus has mutated and caused a spike in infections. On Saturday, authorities recorded a record 200,975 new cases. 

 

Health experts say the seventh wave to wash over Japan is of the highly transmissible BA.5 omicron subvariant of the virus, with 17 of the nation's 47 prefectures reporting record-high case loads.

 

On Monday, officials confirmed that there have been a total of 11.39 million confirmed cases in Japan, a nation of 125.8 million, and 31,902 fatalities.  

 

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https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-japan-struggles-with-record-setting-seventh-wave/a-62584197

 

 

[nobodysfriend]

The virus is mutating and learning how to better invade human cells despite the vaccinations ... It ain't over yet .

[Road Warrior]

we are kidding the world IT IS NOT OVER YET !!

[Deli]

Lock down now and back to stone age in 6 months

Or just f**** live with it !