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The latest NHS data for England suggests 23% of Covid infections in hospital – or nearly one in four – were patients admitted for other reasons. The government says the new data will help scientists …

Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the Olympic Games host faces a surge in Covid-19 cases. The restrictions are being imposed in areas surrounding the …

Japan has broken its own record for gold medals at a single Olympic Games. The host nation still has nine days of competition to go. The Japanese men’s 45-36 win over Russian fencers in the final of …

Coronavirus infection cases have reached daily records in Tokyo, which is now playing host to the Olympics. The Japanese government has declared the capital and several other regions under a “state of …

French father-of-two Vincent Fichot stands with his banner where he has been on a hunger strike since July 10 to protest what he says is Japan’s sanctioning of child ‘abductions’ by a parent, near the …

Officials say there isn’t a connection between the Games and a rapid rise in new cases. “The virus is spreading at a rapid pace beyond what we have seen before,” the Japanese prime minister said.

World champions Poland fended off a spirited Japan in men’s volleyball to beat the hosts in straight sets while Brazil survived an early scare to triumph over the United States on Friday. Poland …