Japan Medical Association announces sixth wave of coronavirus

The Japan Medical Association has announced the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, said the head of the Association, Toshio Nakagawa, Report informs referring to RIA Novosti.

“We believe that the sixth wave has entered the country. Especially this time, the rate at which the growth of infection cases has been taking place since the beginning of their increase is extremely high,” he noted, as quoted by the NHK channel.

On January 6, Japan recorded 4,475 new cases of coronavirus for the first time since mid-September.