SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE IN JAPAN ISSUES COVID-19 EMERGENCY ALERT OVER NEW VARIANT

Highlights –

• Shizuoka prefecture in Japan issues COVID-19 emergency alert over new variant.
• The governor of Shizuoka, Heira Kawakatsu announced the alert at a press conference.
• However, the transmission routes of the new COVID-19 variant could not be traced.
• The prefecture on Monday confirmed 3 people in their 20s to 60s to be infected with the new variant.