Japan passed the grim benchmark of 50,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Dec. 1 amid a grim warning that more fatalities could be coming during the eighth wave of infections this winter.
Highlighting the concern, government data showed nearly 40% of people who tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month contracted the virus at home.
is there any beds or you don t know? yes, now, no beds. dr tashiro and his team are keeping these people alive but across tokyo there are now more than 10,000 covid patients waiting for a hospital bed. each extra day they are forced to wait, the more likely it is they will die. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. it is worrying for many people there, but the paralympics go on nonetheless. holly s here with the sport. i have had, i wouldn t say a few months off, but a time when i have been able to watch the paralympics until three o clock in the morning! it is day six, believe it or not. coming up today, double paralympic championjonnie peacock will be looking for a hat trick of gold medals but it s wheelchair racer andrew small who claimed the day s first gold for great britain. rachel latham is in toyko for us.