Tokyo Eyes Requesting Covid - 19 State Of Emergency
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says she will search for ways to curb surging coronavirus infections, and may consider requesting the central government issue a new state of emergency.
In the capital, the daily infections averaged 586 over the last seven days, up about 25 percent from a week earlier.
Koike told reporters on Sunday that the upward trend remains unchanged. She said there appears to be many young people in downtown areas, and she wants the public to be aware they are creating a stream of people.
Koike said preemptive measures are needed now and quick responses would be more effective in managing the crisis.
The governor explained that she instructed prefectural officials to find ways, with a sense of urgency, to bolster the medical system and curb people's movements.