Japan is starting to see a decline in daily new COVID-19 cases ¡ª a major relief after infections rose exponentially in the past month ¡ª but experts say it¡¯s still too early for people to let their guard down, especially since past waves have shown that critical cases and deaths continue to rise well after daily cases peak.
¡°The growth in the number of severely ill patients is likely to continue for a while¡± even if the number of new infections passes its peak, said Shigeru Omi, chairman of the government¡¯s coronavirus subcommittee, during a Lower House committee session Monday.
He also expressed concern that the number of fatalities linked to COVID-19 may increase due to a recent series of infection clusters at facilities for elderly people.
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