• People walk across the Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo earlier this week. | KYODO
    People walk across the Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo earlier this week. | KYODO

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Japan confirmed 72,646 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, down by about 7,700 from a week before.

There were 235 new COVID-19 deaths across the country, while the number of severe cases fell by four from Tuesday to 1,452 as concerns linger over the strain placed on the health care system.

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