14/07/2022 13:02 (UTC)

Japan urges caution over 7th Covid wave, rules out restrictions

Tokyo, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday urged citizens to observe "maximum caution" as a fresh coronavirus wave has affected the country with infections rising sharply, although he ruled out imposing new restrictions for now.

Japanese health authorities had declared the onset of the seventh Covid-19 wave earlier this week, which has resulted in infections level not seen since February, driven by the highly infections omicron subvariant BA.5. (Camera: ARCHIVE).

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE AIRPORT AND THE STREETS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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Date: 14/07/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Health » Epidemic and plague
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 60 seconds
Reference: 7001183612
Relevance: Normal