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New ‘Eek’ COVID-19 variant causes concern in Japan

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Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of COVID-19 are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics.The variants appear to be more infectious and may be resistant to vaccines, which are still not widely available in Japan.

The situation is worst in Osaka, where infections hit fresh records last week, prompting the regional government to start targeted lockdown measures for one month from Monday.

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