1st community spread of Omicron coronavirus variant in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at the metropolitan government headquarters on Dec. 24, 2021, after the first case of community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was confirmed in the Japanese capital.

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