- Countries in Asia were stepping up their fight against the coronavirus again on Thursday (Jan 7) in a fresh effort to suppress an illness they had previously tamed, joining Europe in imposing new curbs.
- Japan was set to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo ahead of the release of figures expected to show a record number of infections, while China reported its highest single-day case number since July.
- The global outbreak shows no signs of abating, with more than 1.8 million people known to have died worldwide from 86 million confirmed cases.
- Japan’s outbreak has not been as severe as those in Europe and the US, but on Thursday the government was forced to announce new restrictions in the capital region that it said would last a month, primarily targeting restaurants and bars.
- The government in the city of Shijiazhuang in China’s northern Hebei province has imposed school closures, cut travel links and begun mass testing as cases spike.
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