TOKYO -Japan said on Wednesday it is lifting COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant ebbs. .
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan was set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, even though its symptoms are considered less severe than the Delta strain, is proving to have a higher fatality rate than seasonal influenza, a preliminary analysis suggests.