is in westjapan. but in downtown tokyo there are some cases of co—ordinating with the omicron variant. so we are very concerned about this spreading and the omicron variant, because it is likely highly contagious.— because it is likely highly contaaious. ., ., contagious. throughout the successive _ contagious. throughout the successive waves _ contagious. throughout the successive waves of - contagious. throughout the successive waves of covid l contagious. throughout the i successive waves of covid we have had over the last almost two years now, case numbers and fatalities have made much lower in the east than the west, what you think, as a doctor, are the measures most significant in the fight against covid was yellow yes. this is likely, the most important thing is an increase in vaccination rates, vaccine updates among the japanese population is pretty high —— uptake. we strongly encourage people to get vaccinated, including booster shots. the second thing, it is infection control practices, especially wearing a mask in