The Philippines reported its highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly 3 months while Japan s Okinawa emerged as the epicenter of a new virus surge.
The government plans to extend measures to strengthen border controls against the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus that are currently scheduled to expire at the end of the year, sources close to the government said.
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