The central government will soon start releasing information about cases of the Lambda variant of the novel coronavirus that have been identified in Japan. Officials currently make public the number ...

A micrograph of the Lambda variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the Lambda variant recently reported in 30 countries, concerns are growing that it could drive a new wave of infections ...

The first case of the Lambda variant of the novel coronavirus confirmed in Japan was brought by a woman arriving from Peru for the Tokyo Olympics, government sources said. The woman, in her 30s, ...

The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games takes place at the Japan National Stadium on July 23, 2021, the same day that the first case of the lambda coronavirus variant was confirmed in Japan. ...

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. Delta breakthrough infections likely ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DALLAS — Although delta remains the most ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of ...

TOKYO -- Following the two-week lag between the confirmation of Japan's first case of the lambda coronavirus variant and its announcement, the health ministry is reviewing its disclosure standards, ...

「オリンピックが台無しになる！」――。新型コロナウイルスの感染大爆発を引き起こしている「デルタ株」より、もっと怖いかもしれない変異ウイルス「ラムダ株」が日本に上陸していた。 東京オリンピック直前の2021年7月20日、「ラムダ株」感染のお ...