Top Japan health adviser wants stricter Covid-19 measures for about two weeks | Malay Mail

TOKYO, Aug 12 — Japan’s top health adviser said today he would request stricter emergency measures for about two weeks to tackle a spike in Covid-19 cases in Tokyo and other areas.

A few days after the end of the Tokyo Olympics, the capital reported 4,989 new daily cases today, down slightly from record 5,042 last week. The new number of patients with serious symptoms increased to an all-time daily high of 218.that the Olympics directly increased case numbers in Japan, but health experts have warned that holding the Games could have encouraged people to relax infection controls.

Tokyo is already under a state of emergency, the fourth so far in the pandemic, though some experts have said it should be expanded to cover the whole country. The western prefecture of Osaka reported a record 1,654 new cases today. His comments echoed those of a separate panel of experts who said today contagion in Tokyo had become uncontrollable.

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