With Japan's healthcare system on the brink of collapse, government hospitals are admitting only severe cases of Covid-19 infections. - AFP
TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): In the trail of the Tokyo 2020 Games, the Olympic motto of "Faster, higher and stronger" could have described the state of Covid-19 infections in Japan's capital.
Every day marks a new record high infection number as the more potent Delta variant quickly outpaces other strains. Nationwide, daily cases hit 20,000 for the first time last Friday (Aug 13).
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