Always thought Japan was a developed country, India not so much.
No surprise Australia mandates you must take one medicine and mandates doctors cannot prescribe another Nobel winning one (any covid vaccine manufacturers been nominated for a Nobel gong?). ATM test positive for covid-19 in Australia and treatment offered is"Go home and take paracetamol".
The science is far from settled on treatments for covid despite what governments proclaim, not to be trusted on covid measures ie changes every week.
Have a look at some front;line doctor testimony on effective treatments.

Some of those Australian nincompoops are on this site.

It’s worldwide and actually a far bigger problem than the pandemic!