Tokyo confirms 236 new daily Covid-19 cases

TOKYO (XINHUA) - The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 236 new daily cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (Aug 26), with the figure topping the 200-mark for the first time since Sunday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO - The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 236 new daily cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday , with the figure topping the 200-mark for the first time since Sunday.

Establishments serving alcohol, such as restaurants, bars and karaoke parlours, have been requested to shorten their opening hours until the end of August. Local authorities have said that the later people drink, the more likely their inhibitions will lower. The metropolitan government, despite some improvement in the infection rate recently, has described the Covid-19 situation in the capital of 14 million as"extremely severe" and has said that the"utmost caution is still required".

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