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COVID 19 VARIANTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2021
Japan to tighten COVID-19 controls for some Olympic groups after variant cases
So far six people related to the games have entered Japan while infected with the delta mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021
Australia hit by new lockdown as slow vaccine rollout criticized
Since the weekend, more than 12 million Australians have been ordered to stay home in cities across the country, including the state capitals of Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2021
Delta variant threatens to destroy another European summer
Just as the summer season kicks off and the European Union's COVID-19 travel certificates become available, the region's path back to normality is at risk of being upended by the strain.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
New rules eyed for Tokyo Games arrivals after Uganda team infections
Athletes and delegation members should be immediately isolated if they arrive in Japan with a person infected with the virus, the organizing committee's senior officer said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 25, 2021
The rules of travel: Japan’s latest quarantine measures
New coronavirus variants emerging in different corners of the world have caused Japan to make numerous changes to its border control measures in recent months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Ugandan team member arriving in Tokyo had delta coronavirus variant
The case adds to concern that the games — less than a month away — may trigger a new wave of infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021
Downtown Sydney to enter lockdown after spike in delta variant cases
Authorities have struggled to contain a spike in the highly contagious delta COVID-19 virus variant in the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2021
Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows
Australia's largest city of Sydney re-introduced "soft touch" COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday to contain a widening outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, mandating masks in offices while neighboring states closed their borders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2021
Japan to relax quarantine measures for travelers from certain areas
The government has begun to loosen its quarantine measures for travelers from several American states, including New York, as well as countries in Europe and the Middle East.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2021
Delta variant gains steam in undervaccinated U.S. counties
The ongoing spread of the variant in pockets of low vaccine uptake are troubling because they create more opportunities for the virus to thrive and mutate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2021
COVID-19 counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases
With rich countries vaccinating growing proportions of their vulnerable populations, the link between infection numbers and deaths appears to be diminishing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2021
Kremlin blames vaccine hesitancy as delta variant drives Moscow surge
The Kremlin on Friday blamed a surge in COVID-19 cases on reluctance to have vaccinations and "nihilism" after a record 9,056 new infections in Moscow, mostly with the new Delta variant, fanned fears of a third wave.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2021
Experts say India missed early alarm and let deadly coronavirus variant spread
Despite warnings that the variant was taking hold, the federal government allowed election rallies, religious festivals and other mass gatherings to proceed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2021
Novavax COVID-19 shot highly effective against variants in trial
The company plans to apply for regulatory clearance globally, with much of the first available doses going to low- and middle-income countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2021
Rampant variant derails U.K. plan to lift COVID-19 measures
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed back his plan to lift coronavirus restrictions by four weeks as a more infectious variant spreads rapidly across the U.K. and threatens to undermine the country’s effort to vaccinate its way out of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2021
Gangrene and hearing loss show delta variant may be more severe
In England and Scotland, early evidence suggests the strain — which is now dominant there — carries a higher risk of hospitalization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021
EU to add Japan to safe travel list but leave U.K. off for now
Individual EU countries can still choose to demand a negative COVID-19 test or a period of quarantine.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2021
Fear of variant poses deadly new dilemma for Boris Johnson
Officials are now intensely studying data on the new strain, which they estimate has seeded across most of the country and accounts for as many as three-quarters of all new infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2021
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and U.K. COVID-19 variant
After successfully containing the coronavirus for most of last year, Vietnam is now battling a growing outbreak fueled by variants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
May 27, 2021
What you need to know about the latest changes to Japan's border control measures
In response to the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, Japan has once again tightened quarantine rules for arrivals.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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