TOKYO (Reuters) – Coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record daily 570 cases, topping the previous high of 539, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on Friday.
It comes with a record 9,792 tests conducted, Tokyo said.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has called the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital “tough” and asked some businesses to shorten their hours again.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Sam Holmes)
