14:36 JST, December 24, 2021
A case of community transmission of the omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in Tokyo, Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Friday. The infected patient is a doctor with no recent history of overseas travel and no known contact with omicron patients.
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