Japan's Kyoto and Fukuoka prefectures have detected new infections involving the Omicron coronavirus variant, including cases of possible community transmission, according to a government representative and local media.
Kyoto prefecture in western Japan found four new infections of the Omicron coronavirus variant, including three cases of suspected community transmission as their infection routes were unclear, Kyodo news agency reported.
Governor Seitaro Hattori told a news conference that Southwestern Fukuoka prefecture confirmed one Omicron case that was a possible community transmission, Reuters reports.
