TOKYO, Feb 5 ― Japan hit a record single-day number of Covid-19 cases today, public broadcaster NHK said, as the Omicron variant continued to spread.

The country’s daily virus cases exceeded 100,000 cases, marking a fresh high, NHK reported.

Most regions in Japan are now under infection control measures to try to blunt the spread of Omicron that has exploded among a population where less than 5 per cent have received vaccine booster shots. ― Reuters