Japan To Expand Coronavirus Emergency One Week Into Olympics

The Japanese capital reported a record number of new infections on Thursday as daily cases nationwide topped 10,000 for the first time.

Japan's government will extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and impose the measure in four more regions on Friday, as cases surge a week into the pandemic-postponed Olympics. The Japanese capital reported a record number of new infections on Thursday as daily cases nationwide topped 10,000 for the first time. On Friday, Tokyo 2020 organisers reported 27 new cases related to the event -- the highest daily figure yet -- although they insist there is nothing to suggest a link to rising infections in Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government is acting "with a sense of urgency" and would announce a decision Friday on widening anti-infection measures.