Tokyo is set to open its second medical facility dedicated specifically for COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms.
The hospital, which is a renovated healthcare facility in Fuchu City, will begin operations on December 16 as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 481 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Thursday.
The figure marks the second straight day that the daily count has exceeded 400.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to ask establishments that serve alcohol to close at 10:00 p.m. for 20 days, starting this Saturday.
In response to a resurgence of coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital, the metropolitan government plans to ask bars, restaurants and karaoke parlors in Tokyo's 23 wards and cities in the Tama area to agree to the measure.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is poised to ask bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to shorten their hours. Officials hope the measure will help curb the number of coronavirus infections, which have been rising quickly around the capital.
The affected businesses will be asked to close at 10:00 p.m. for about three weeks starting this Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is poised to ask bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to close at 10:00 p.m. for about three weeks, starting this Saturday.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 314 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Monday.
The daily tally topped 300 for a sixth straight day.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 391 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
It is the first time since November 17 that the daily figure came in below 400.
Tokyo Metropolitan government officials say 539 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Saturday, setting a new record for a single day.
Tokyo set its earlier daily record on Thursday, when it confirmed 534 cases. The daily tally has now exceeded 500 for three days in a row.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 522 new cases of coronavirus on Friday.
The daily tally had topped 500 for the first time on Thursday, when the figure reached 534.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has urged residents not to eat and drink in large groups, to keep the coronavirus out of their homes.
The governor made the call on Thursday, when the capital for the first time reported more than 500 new cases of the virus.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has started asking hospitals to increase beds for coronavirus patients in serious condition, aiming to double the number of such beds in the capital.
The decision was made at a taskforce meeting on Thursday as Tokyo saw its daily count of new infections hit a record high of 534.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed more than 500 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the most ever reported in a single day. Tokyo has risen its alert to the highest of four levels, for the first time since September.
Tokyo confirmed 534 new cases across the capital on Thursday.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 493 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Wednesday, the highest number for a single day.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to raise its coronavirus alert level to the highest of four levels on Thursday. The COVID-19 outbreak is flaring up in the Japanese capital.
Infectious disease experts and doctors are scheduled to meet on Thursday to assess the current situation.