Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Tuesday to expedite the COVID-19 booster rollout and expand treatment services offered to patients at home or recuperation facilities under the government's basic policy against the omicron variant.
"[The omicron variant] seems to have a higher transmissibility, but also is less likely to cause serious symptoms," Kishida said to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office. "But if the infection spreads rapidly among the elderly, the percentage of people who become seriously ill could increase."
