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		</div><p>Japan has approved new restrictions to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected south-western regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima.</p>
<p>Daishiro Yamagiwa, the minister in charge of Covid-19 responses, said at a government panel meeting: “Given the sudden surge in infections, the medical system runs the risk of suffering a heavy burden in the near future.”</p>
<p>The new measures include earlier closing hours for restaurants, a ban on serving alcohol and restrictions on large-scale events.</p>
<p>Details on these measures, which will begin on Sunday and last through to the end of the month, are decided at the local level and will likely vary.</p>
<p>Japan has undergone periods of similar restrictions over the past two years in various areas, including Tokyo. The last order for restricted activity was lifted in September.</p>
<p>This time, the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant appears to be first hitting prefectures that house the US military.</p>
<p>Cases in Okinawa, home to most of the 55,000 US troops in Japan, have jumped 30-fold in a week.</p>
<p>As many as 1,400 new cases were reported on Friday, up from 981 the previous day, according to Okinawa government officials.</p>
<p>Cases are also rising in Yamaguchi, which houses Iwakuni base, and in nearby Hiroshima, at a faster rate than the rest of Japan.</p>
<p>Worries are growing about a possible surge in hospital cases. Booster jabs, which experts say prevent serious cases, have been given to fewer than 1% of the population, starting with medical professionals.</p>
<p>Most people will likely have to wait more than the six months following the second dose, the period recommended by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>
<p>Year-end and New Year’s holiday travel data showed that people moved around less than during pre-pandemic times but highlighted how people are tiring of staying at home. Shops, bars and streets have recently been jam-packed.</p>
<p>Japan has reported around 18,300 Covid-19-related deaths so far. The government’s latest move intends to send a warning to the public.</p>
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