Japan's Suga: Coronavirus is spreading at unprecedented speed
|Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide noted on Friday that the coronavirus is spreading at an unprecedented speed in Japan and added that the delta variant is a major factor behind that, as reported by Reuters.
"We are worried that the virus will continue to spread further," Suga said and revealed that the proportion of the elderly among those infected is between 2% and 3%.
Market reaction
These comments don't seem to be having a significant impact on the JPY's performance against its rivals. As of writing, the USD/JPY pair was up 0.12% on the day at 109.58.
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