The highly contagious BA.5 Omicron subvariant and the July 10 Upper House election are partly responsible for a recent unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases in Japan, according to an expert.
The health ministry officially approved the new coronavirus vaccine developed by Novavax Inc. on April 19, a day after its expert panel gave it the green light for use in Japan.
Experts on an advisory panel grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic took issue with a government measure to allow greater social activity for individuals who can show they have been vaccinated twice or had a recent negative test result.
Bars and restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka that have complied with authorities’ infection-prevention requests will soon resume normal business hours and alcohol sales for the first time in 11 months.
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