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Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise in Japan Following End of Covid Restrictions

Projections suggest that if the current trend persists, Japan could see as many as 2,500 cases of the disease this year, with a mortality rate as high as 30 percent.

A staffer distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper at Tokyo.
A staffer distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper at Tokyo. AP/Eugene Hoshiko