General
Tokyo on highest restrictions as Japan announces record COVID-19 cases
Tokyo will raise its coronavirus alert to the highest level after new infections in the city increased by a record 534 on Thursday.
Key points:
- Dining out is one of the main concerns for authorities as the virus spreads
- Regions across Japan are registering record numbers
- Tokyo is the country’s biggest concern, with the city hoping to host the Olympics next year
Governor Yuriko Koike called for maximum caution as the end-of-year party season approaches.
The city’s highest alert level, on a four-tier scale, indicates that “infections are spreading” compared with the previous, second-highest level of “infections are starting to spread”.
“The number of coronavirus cases is rising so we are considering what steps will be needed with the view that…
-
Business21 hours agoWhich ASX sectors led the pack in March, according to Macquarie?
-
Noosa News24 hours agoHonour awarded at cocktail party – Proctor
-
General22 hours agoHow they started and how they finished • Inside Story
-
Noosa News22 hours agoAustralian farmers express ‘profound disappointment’ as tariffs on Aussie beef backfires on Americans