Taipei, Jan. 28 -- The Covid-19 epidemic in Japan has been heating up for nine consecutive weeks as new mutant strains have spread.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the Japanese government stated that the number of confirmed cases has increased for nine consecutive weeks, and some people believe that the 10th wave of the epidemic has occurred.

As new mutant strains with high contagiousness are spreading, experts call on the public not to ignore the epidemic and to continue to take anti-epidemic measures.

Japan Jiji News Agency reported that in May 2023, the Japanese government had lowered the Covid-19 epidemic prevention level to be equivalent to seasonal influenza.

Therefore, the method of controlling the number of Covid-...