일본코로나 19 확산 가속... 일본 국회의원까지 코로나 19로 첫 사망br br COVID-19 cases are surging in Japan.br Japan's public broadcaster NHK reports that, on Saturday, Japan reported a record number 3-thousand-881 infections,... and an all-time daily high of 64 deaths last Friday.br A former minister of transport died on Monday, making him the first incumbent lawmaker to die from the virus.br To make matters worse, Japan on Monday detected the South Africa-linked variant for the first time.br In response, Japan will only allow Japanese nationals and foreign residents to enter Japan, and only if they can show a negative test taken 72 hours prior to departure.