Tokyo raised its Covid-19 alert to the highest on a four-tier scale. | AFP
She stressed utmost vigilance, although she declined to impose new business closure advisories or stay-home requests as medical institutions were not overwhelmed.
Dr Norio Omagari of the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo said the average number of unlinked infections has doubled from last week.Prefectures bordering Tokyo have also seen a rise in daily cases, with the 41 infections yesterday in Kanagawa, south of the capital, the highest figure since April 18.
Some 400 medical relief workers and evacuees are considered to have been in close contact with the male nurse. Many have questioned the wisdom of forging ahead with such a campaign when the lid has not been kept on Covid-19, suggesting a disconnect among national and local leaders as they walk the tightrope between jumpstarting an economy in recession and managing health risks.
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