Here's how Asian countries are fighting new Covid-19 fast-spreading variant
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State of emergency
Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo as the capital region clocked a 24-hour record of almost 2,500 infections, while China imposed emergency measures to tackle an outbreak in the northern city of Shijiazhuang.
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Lockdown in Japan
Japan's outbreak has not been as severe as those in Europe and the US, but the government was forced to announce a month-long crackdown in the capital region on Thursday with new rules targeting restaurants and bars. Businesses are being asked to stop serving alcohol by 7 pm and to close an hour later, while residents have been requested to avoid going out after 8 pm.
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Chinese measures
China reported 63 new infections Thursday, the highest daily tally since July. The government in Shijiazhuang, in China's northern Hebei province, has closed schools, cut travel links and begun mass testing.
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Experts' advice
Experts see mass vaccinations as the best route back to normality, but the first rollouts have coincided with alarming spikes in deaths and caseloads across many parts of the world. Global deaths soared beyond 15,700 on Wednesday -- a record daily figure -- before falling back to just over 14,600 on Thursday, with the virus raging across Europe and the Americas.