Warning of Covid ‘disaster’ in Japan as cases explode

Local media report Paralympics will be held without spectators as infections rise to more than 18,000 a day in wake of Olympics

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Health experts in Japan have said the country is confronting a coronavirus disaster" and urged the government to take immediate action to stem a surge in infections.

The warning came as local media reported that spectators will be banned from almost all events at the Paralympics, which are due to open on 24 August.