COVID-19 cases spike in Asia after Lunar New Year


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© Damian Dovarganes/ AP COVID-19 cases spike in Asia after Lunar New Year Roughly a week after Lunar New Year celebrations, multiple Asian countries have reported spiking COVID-19 case numbers. The uptick in infections comes despite many countries imposing pandemic-related restrictions on celebrations for the holiday, which was celebrated on Feb. 1. Japan reported 90,000 coronavirus cases on Sunday, including more than 17,500 in Tokyo alone. Indonesia reported 36,057 daily cases on Sunday, up from 533 a month ago, according to The Associated Press . In Hong Kong, where all COVID-19 cases are required to be hospitalized, the city reported...