Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency, so restaurants and bars will close early and not serve alcohol during the Olympics.
begin, Tokyo reported 1,308 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, its highest number in six months, the Associated Press reported. Fears have risen of a potential startling increase that could flood hospitals during the Games.2020 Olympics—78 percent of Japanese Oppose the Tokyo Games, Poll Reveals
The tally was the highest since January 21, when 1,485 cases were recorded, and is a jump from Wednesday's report of 1,149 cases. Tokyo was put under a fourth state of emergency on Monday that requires restaurants and bars to close early and not serve alcohol through the Olympics.Tokyo hit a six-month high in reported COVID-19 cases on Thursday, eight days before the Olympics are scheduled to start. Above, a worker wearing a face mask works under a logo of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 15, 2021.
"We need to stay on alert," Koike said, urging people to minimize outings and stick to basic anti-infection measures"to overcome this very difficult situation." New daily cases have been steadily climbing since mid-June and experts say they could hit several thousand during the games.
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