More than a year into the coronavirus-19 pandemic, intensified infection control measures have controlled most viral respiratory infections in Tokyo, Japan. As of July 2021, however, an unusually high number of respiratory syncytial virus infections were reported in Tokyo. This resurgence may have resulted from restarting social activities for children.
Keywords: COVID-19; Japan; RSV; SARS-CoV-2; Tokyo; coronavirus disease; pandemic; respiratory infections; respiratory syncytial virus; resurgence; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.