The president of the International Olympic Committee has shown his confidence in holding the Tokyo Games even under coronavirus restrictions.

Thomas Bach posted a message titled "Olympism and Corona" II on the IOC website after sending it to athletes, IOC members and other related parties.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has confirmed a preliminary count of 88 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday.

The daily figure was below 100 for the second day in a row.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has confirmed 98 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday.

The preliminary figure reported at 3 p.m. brings the total number of confirmed infections in the capital to 24,306.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has confirmed 162 new cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday.

The preliminary figure released at 3 p.m. brings the total number of confirmed infections in the capital to 24,208.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 218 new cases of coronavirus infection as of 3 p.m. on Saturday.

That brings the total number of confirmed infections in the capital to 24,046.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has confirmed 220 new coronavirus cases on Friday.

The preliminary figure, reported early in the afternoon, brings the total number of confirmed infections in the capital to 23,828.

Tourism businesses in Japan are starting to sell travel packages to and from Tokyo under the government's "Go To Travel" campaign to stimulate domestic tourism.

Major travel agencies such as JTB and HIS will launch sales of such packages at noon on Friday.

Tokyo has kept its coronavirus alert at the second highest level on a four-point scale, and warned that the capital is facing the risk of a rapid increase in new cases.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government made the decision on Thursday at a meeting with public health and infectious disease experts to assess the situation.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 171 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.

The preliminary figure, reported early in the afternoon, brings the total number of confirmed infections in the capital to 23,608.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government confirmed 191 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday.

The daily tally has again topped 100 after a dip on the previous day.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government says it confirmed 80 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday.

It's the first time the daily figure has dropped below 100 since September 7. But officials are again urging thorough infection prevention measures, saying the pace of decline in the numbers is slowing down.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 146 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday. The figure has exceeded 100 for the sixth day in a row.

Officials say those who tested positive include children under the age of 10 and people in their 90s.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 226 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Saturday.

New infections again topped 200 after a dip on Friday.

Japan's government is set to add Tokyo to the "Go To Travel" domestic tourism campaign on October 1. The travel discount program is aimed at boosting consumer spending.

Trips to and from Tokyo were excluded from the campaign at its launch in July due to an increase in coronavirus cases in the capital at the time.