The United States has warned its citizens against travelling to Japan over the country's COVID-19 surge. A fresh wave of the pandemic is sweeping across the country just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Japan due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of the pandemic in the country.
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