In this file photo taken on February 28, 2020, mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo. Some Japanese office workers are facing a small, but insurmountable hurdle to staying home under th
Tokyo reported an additional 166 coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total in the city to 2,068.
Governor Yuriko Koike released the daily increase in an online briefing. New infections eased from a single-day record gain of 197 marked the previous day.
Japan’s Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Sunday urged residents to further limit contact with other people and warned it could take as long as three months to contain the spread of coronavirus unless social distancing was followed more strictly, according to Nikkei.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long emergency on Tuesday in Tokyo and six other prefectures, representing about half of Japan’s economy.
