TOKYO: Japan and South Korea grappled with surging coronavirus cases and growing public frustration as Japan’s prime minister tiptoed around a contentious travel subsidy programme while an anxious South Korean president warned of harsh curbs.
Japan reported more than 3,000 new cases on Saturday, yet another record as winter set in with infections worsening in Tokyo, the northern island of Hokkaido and the city of Osaka.
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