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COVID-19 Cases Surge in Japan: Urgent Health Warning Issued

8/9/2025

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Japan's health ministry has sounded the alarm as COVID-19 cases surged to 21,365 last week, a jump of 5,441. With the average number of patients per medical facility climbing to 5.53 for the seventh week in a row, officials are urging everyone, especially the vulnerable, to take precautions as summer brings a heightened risk of infection.

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Japan's health ministry has sounded the alarm as COVID-19 cases surged to 21,365 last week, a jump of 5,441. With the average number of patients per medical facility climbing to 5.53 for the seventh week in a row, officials are urging everyone, especially the vulnerable, to take precautions as summer brings a heightened risk of infection.