COVID variants swamp India and Japan hospitals: 5 things to know

More infectious strains hit regions previously less affected by pandemic

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Many hospitals in India, like this one in New Delhi, have been overwhelmed by the surge in COVID-19 patients. (Source photos by Reuters and National Institute of Infectious Diseases/Kyodo)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Daily coronavirus infections have risen sharply in India. Japan, too, is experiencing an increase, despite a state of emergency being imposed for a third time in a year this week. More infectious variants of the virus are a key culprit, according to scientists.

How dangerous are the new variants and how are the two governments responding?

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