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Ex-Japan top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi reflects on his time as the Japanese government's top COVID-19 adviser during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2023.

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Ex-Japan top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi reflects on his time as the Japanese government's top COVID-19 adviser during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2023.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi in China

The Japanese government's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi speaks at an international conference in Kunming in China on June 29, 2023.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi in China

The Japanese government's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi speaks at an international conference in Kunming in China on June 29, 2023.

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Japan's top medical adviser Shigeru Omi

The Japanese government's top medical adviser Shigeru Omi speaks on the new COVID-19 guidelines for mask-wearing at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2023.

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Japan's top medical adviser Shigeru Omi

The Japanese government's top medical adviser Shigeru Omi speaks on the new COVID-19 guidelines for mask-wearing at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2023.

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Japan gov't coronavirus task force

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Shigeru Omi (C), who heads the Japanese government's task force on the novel coronavirus, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2020. Health minister Katsunobu Kato (L) and economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) also attended the meeting.

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Tokyo bird flu confab concludes with proposals for cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Omi (L), the World Health Organization's regional director for the Western Pacific, speaks at a press conference after conclusion of the two-day international conference on bird flu in Tokyo on Jan. 13.

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8 people get bird in Vietnam, 6 dead

HANOI, Vietnam - Shigeru Omi (C), director of the Western Pacific Region Office of the World Health Organization, tells reporters in Hanoi, on Jan. 27 the number of human cases of bird flu in Vietnam has risen to eight, with ''many more'' on the horizon. Six of the infected people, mostly children, have died. Omi, in Hanoi for talks with Vietnamese officials, said that since the virus is so widespread in poultry, it will have many opportunities to mutate to a form that is transmissible between humans.

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(2)WHO lifts Beijing travel warning over SARS

BEIJING, China - Shigeru Omi (L), World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the Western Pacific, speaks at a news conference in Beijing on June 24. Seated to the right is Chinese Vice Health Minister Gao Qiang. WHO lifted its warning against travel to Beijing.

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(1)WHO lifts Beijing travel warning over SARS

BEIJING, China - Shigeru Omi (L), World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the Western Pacific, and Chinese Vice Health Minister Gao Qiang give a joint news conference in Beijing on June 24 after WHO lifted the SARS travel warning for Beijing.

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WHO declares western Pacific region polio-free

KYOTO, Japan - Shigeru Omi (C), regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the western Pacific, declares the region free of the virus that causes polio at a one-day event in Kyoto on Oct. 29 in which more than 1,000 people from around the world participated.

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Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi

Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 7, 2022.

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Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi

Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi gives an interview in Tokyo on April 15, 2022.

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Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi

Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi gives an interview in Tokyo on April 15, 2022.

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Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi

Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi gives an interview in Tokyo on April 15, 2022.

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Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi

Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the pandemic.

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Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi

Japan's top coronavirus adviser Shigeru Omi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the pandemic.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, the Japanese government's top COVID-19 adviser, speaks to reporters after receiving his third shot of coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Tokyo's Otemachi area on Feb. 5, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, the Japanese government's top COVID-19 adviser, receives his third shot of coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Tokyo's Otemachi area on Feb. 5, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, the Japanese government's top COVID-19 adviser, receives his third shot of coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Tokyo's Otemachi area on Feb. 5, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (C) speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2022.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi speaks during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2022.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2022, after a government meeting on measures against the coronavirus.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2022, after a government meeting on measures against the coronavirus.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (L) meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022, after attending a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (R) meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022, after attending a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022, after attending a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi attends a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2022, amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Shigeru Omi (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2022, amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2022, after holding talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over Japan's COVID-19 vaccination policy amid resurging infections in the country.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2022, after holding talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over Japan's COVID-19 vaccination policy amid resurging infections in the country.

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Community transmission of Omicron spreads in western Japan

Shigeru Omi, the country's top COVID-19 adviser, said that while "it is unlikely the variant has become widespread in Japan," such infections have begun spreading "at various locations." Omi urged people to be vigilant during the year-end and New Year holidays, especially in activities such as traveling to hometowns or elsewhere. Referencing overseas cases such as in South Africa and Britain, where it only took two to three days before the number of infection cases doubled, he said, "The number of infections could (also) spread rapidly once community transmission begins" in Japan.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2021.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2021.

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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser Omi

Shigeru Omi (C), chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2021.

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