CORONAVIRUS NEWS
The spread of the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus is peaking in some
countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
The spread of the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus has peaked in some
countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. There have been moves
to lift restrictions on the wearing of masks and other measures, but experts are
calling for a cautious response.
Experts are calling for a cautious response.
In the U.S., the number of infected people is a quarter of the peak
From October to November last year, the number of newly infected persons per day (av
erage for the past 7 days) in the U.S. remained below 100,000.
In late November, the Omicron strain was found for the first time in Japan, and from
mid-December, the number of infected people increased rapidly.
In mid-December, the number of infected people began to increase rapidly, and by
early January of this year, the number of new cases per day exceeded 1,000,000 on
some days.
However, after peaking in mid-January, the number of new cases continued to decline
rapidly, reaching approximately 160,000 per day as of February 13 (the average for the
past 7 days).
(average for the past 7 days). The number of cases increased sharply over a period
of about one month, and then declined sharply over the following month.
Compared to the outbreak about a year ago and the outbreak of the delta strain last
summer, the number of infected persons was higher, but the period of time until the
outbreak began to subside was shorter.
The number of hospitalizations has been declining and the number of The number of
hospitalizations has turned to a downward trend, and the number of deaths has
decreased by 6% from the previous week to approximately 2,200 per day.
The number of hospitalizations has turned to a downward trend, and the number of
deaths has decreased by 6% from the previous week to approximately 2,200 per day.
