Skip to contentThe Asahi Shimbun >Asia & World >China >articleTHE ASAHI SHIMBUNDecember 26, 2022 at 18:51 JSTPeople line up at a makeshift fever clinic set up inside a stadium amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in Beijing on Dec. 19.Tetsuya Mizutani, a professor of virology at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, noted Japan has also been hit by BF.7 and BA.5.2, both of which are derived from BA.5.“Even if the subvariants from China find their way into Japan, it should not be particularly concerning to the overall infection situation of the country.”With little information being released by Beijing on the status of infections, apps that can predict peaks of infections in each region of the country have emerged.The first wave is expected to hit large urban areas, lasting until the middle of January, while the second wave would strike between late January and the middle of February, when people travel to their ancestral homes in local regions for the Chinese New Year holidays.Police pitch popular actress Non in drama on corporate spyingDecember 25, 2022Record snowfall in Shikoku, while Kanazawa gets special alertDecember 23, 2022Akihito turns 89, enjoys peaceful life with Michiko, researching fishDecember 23, 2022Visit this page for the latest news on Japan’s battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic."