Tokyo on highest Covid-19 alert level
A railway official and commuters seen on a platform at the Shinjuku station in Tokyo. The Japanese capital is the epicentre of a fresh outbreak of Covid-19, registering a record 243 new cases last week. – EPA pic, July 15, 2020.
TOKYO is on its highest coronavirus alert level after a spike in new cases, the city’s governor warned today, as experts said the rising infections are a clear “red flag”. However, the move to a “red” alert does not mean the city will ask businesses to close or that events be postponed. Even during a national state of emergency in April, there was no lockdown in Japan of the type seen in Europe.
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