Published 3 years ago

Japan Covid Cases Surge As Olympics Get Underway; Tokyo Officials Warn Healthcare System Crisis “Highly Possible”

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Covid-19 infections in Japan have risen 20% in the past week. Only about 23% of Japan’s population has been fully inoculated against Covid. In the U.S., 49% of Americans are fully vaccinated. About 100 of the 613 American athletes in Tokyo are unvaccinated.

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Japan Covid Cases Surge As Olympics Get Underway; Tokyo Officials Warn Healthcare System Crisis “Highly Possible”

As the world’s athletes gather in Japan for the Summer Olympics the country is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Country-wide, case numbers have risen 20% in the past week, with 4,204 new infections reported on Friday. While the 7-day average of infections per 100,000 is still relatively low at 3.3, so are the number of Delta variant cases which, while that’s good news right now, does not bode well for the country with rising nu…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Tokyo Posts Sharp Drop in New COVID Cases as Olympics Get Underway

Tokyo, hosting the Olympics under a fourth COVID-19 state of emergency, reported 1,128 new daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, decreasing from 1,359 cases the previous day. While concerns are growing about a coronavirus resurgence in the face of the Delta variant of the strain gripping the nation, daily numbers tend to be lower during weekends with some testing facilities closed....

3 years ago·New York, United States

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