Japan's daily coronavirus infections exceed 100,000 for first time -Yomiuri

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks visit the snow-covered Imperial Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) – Daily coronavirus infections in Japan on Thursday exceeded 100,000 for first time since the pandemic began, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.

Infections in Japan have surged since the start of the year as the Omicron variant has taken hold. About a fifth of the cases are in Tokyo.

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