Governors seek full antivirus steps amid worries over medical crisis

Japanese prefectural governors called on the central government Tuesday to fully implement coronavirus infection control measures and facilitate the smooth rollout of booster shots amid worries over the medical crisis caused by the rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.An urgent proposal to the state compiled by the National Governors' Association said that many areas are "falling into a critical situation" with a heavy strain on the medical system."People say the waves of infection are subsiding, but there is still no end in sight," Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, who heads the …READ FULL ARTICLE