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Covid news live: South Korea reports record number of cases; China tells Hong Kong to stabilise outbreak

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A Japanese government delay in rolling out Covid booster shots left it more vulnerable than other rich countries when the Omicron variant brought a surge of deaths, say experts, local governments and a former vaccine czar.

The issue could mean political trouble for prime minister Fumio Kishida as nearly 30% of the population is aged 65 or older, and so at greater risk from the coronavirus without the protection of the booster, Reuters reported.

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