Japan's government will urge seniors and people with underlying health issues not to use its domestic tourism campaign to travel to and from Tokyo. The decision is in line with a request from the capital where coronavirus cases are surging.

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko agreed on Tuesday that they will ask people aged 65 and older and those with existing health conditions to refrain from making such trips.

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says the central government has agreed to ask seniors and people with underlying health issues to refrain from using its tourism campaign when traveling to and from the capital.

Koike on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, and later spoke to reporters at the metropolitan government building.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government is planning to ask medical facilities in the capital to secure 50 more beds for serious coronavirus patients, for a total of 200.

Tokyo now has 70 patients with serious respiratory symptoms. It is the highest figure since the government lifted the state-of-emergency in May.

The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 372 new coronavirus cases in the capital on Tuesday.

That was the highest number ever reported on a Tuesday, surpassing the 309 confirmed on August 4.

Japanese public health officials are battling a rise in coronavirus cases. They say 311 new infections were confirmed in the metropolis on Monday.

The officials say 70 people are now in serious condition. That's the highest figure since a nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May.

Sources close to organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say anti-coronavirus measures for the events are expected to cost about 100 billion yen, or more than 960 million dollars.

The sources say the organizing committee has already concluded additional expenses that will be incurred, due to the Games' postponement, are likely to be about 1.9 billion dollars.

Sources say the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics now estimates that the extra costs related to the Games' postponement will come to about 200 billion yen, or 1.9 billion dollars.

The original cost estimate for the Games was about 13 billion dollars, excluding a reserve fund.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 418 new cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed in the capital by 3 p.m. on Sunday.

This is the highest figure for a Sunday, exceeding the 391 cases marked a week ago. The tally topped 400 for the 5th day in a row.

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says she will consider steps relating to the central government's "Go To Travel" domestic tourism campaign, while monitoring the situation of coronavirus infections in the capital.

Koike told reporters on Saturday that the metropolitan government has sent inquiries to relevant ministries and agencies to obtain details of the campaign's temporary suspension. She said she will consider what to do after receiving responses.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 561 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the capital on Saturday.

The officials say the number of people in serious condition in Tokyo stood at 67, up 6 from Friday. The figure marked the highest since a nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has asked foreign diplomats to help disseminate information on the coronavirus to foreign residents in Tokyo.

The metropolitan government says that Tokyo has a population of about 540,000 foreign nationals. It says coronavirus infections among foreign nationals have been reported.

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic have announced new schedules for the Games' test events.

The organizing committee for the Games made the announcement on Friday. The games had been rescheduled for next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Japan has been hovering near record levels. More than 2,500 cases have been confirmed so far on Friday.

Tokyo set a new daily record with 570 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the capital to nearly 40,000.

Tokyo's daily tally of coronavirus infections reached an all-time high of 570 cases on Friday. The previous record was 539, reported last Saturday.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the newly confirmed cases involve people aged under 10 to over 100.