A numberofcountriesacrosstheAsiaPacificregionareonceagainonhighalert.
アジア太平洋地域の多くの国が再び厳戒態勢に入っています。
Hascoronaviruscasescontinuetorise?
コロナウイルスの症例は増え続けているのか?
SouthKoreaposteditssecondhighestdailynumberofcasesonSaturdayasoutbreaksat a prison, nursinghomesandchurchescontinuedtogrow, promptingauthoritiestocallfor a halttoeallyearendgatherings.
CoronavirusinfectionsinTokyoalsohit a recorddailyhighof 949 casesonSaturdayasJapanheadsintotheNewYearholidaywithnewyearcelebrationscenteredaroundfamilygatheringsandvisitstotemplesandshrines.
Meantime, inAustralia, SydneyresidentswereurgednotaheadtotheshopsforBoxingdaybargainsasthoseinsomenorthernbeachsidesuburbspreparedtoreenter a strictlockeddownforthreedaysfromSundayasthecityseekstostampout a newoutbreak.