The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has raised its healthcare alert to the highest level for the first time as coronavirus infections continue to spread.
Tokyo's advisory panel of infectious disease and public health experts said at a meeting on Thursday that the healthcare system is on the verge of a crisis.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has raised its healthcare system alert to the highest level as the number of cases continues to surge.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 678 new cases of coronavirus infection in the capital on Wednesday.
The figure is a record high single-day tally, surpassing the 621 reported last Saturday.
Public viewing events for next year's Olympics and Paralympics will be scaled back to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to strengthen disinfection and other health measures at venues where people can view sports and experience the Tokyo Games.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 460 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday.
The total number of people who have tested positive in Tokyo now stands at 47,990.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 480 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
That marks the highest daily figure for a Sunday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed a record 621 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Japanese capital on Saturday.
The figure topped the previous daily high of 602 recorded on Thursday.
Seventeen people being held at a police station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department says the infected are men in their 20s through 70s.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 595 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Friday.
The figure is the second-highest daily figure after the 602 cases reported the previous day.
Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 602 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
It's the first time the daily figure has topped the 600 mark.
NHK has learned that the number of elderly people found to be infected with the coronavirus has nearly doubled in Tokyo from the figure in August, when Japan was hit by the second wave of infection.
During the summer, the virus was found mainly in young people. But recently it has also spread among older people.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 572 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday.
The capital's daily tally is the second-largest, following 584 cases reported on Saturday.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 352 new cases of coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday.
The number of people who have tested positive in Tokyo now stands at 44,355.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 299 new cases of the coronavirus as of 3 p.m. Monday.
This marks the first time since November 24 that the figure was below 300. The number of cases confirmed on Mondays is usually lower because many medical institutions are closed on weekends.