Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID

Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID

Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in infections, the medical system runs the risk of suffering a heavy burden in the near future, Daishiro Yamagiwa, the minister in charge of COVID-19 responses, said at a government panel meeting.