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Japan governor in hot seat over gargle medicine's effect on virus

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 06 04:58 PM

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has drawn fire for suggesting that popular over-the-counter gargle medicines containing an antiseptic can have an effect on the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

Japan confirms 1,307 coronavirus cases, another record

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jul 31 06:06 PM

Japan confirmed on Friday at least 1,307 new coronavirus cases, marking a record daily increase for the third consecutive day. Read more »

Japan sees record new daily coronavirus cases for 2nd day in row

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 30 11:28 PM

Japan marked on Thursday a second day of record infections of the novel coronavirus at 1,304 fresh cases nationwide, with Tokyo and other urban areas also reporting record numbers. Read more »

Japan's daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for 1st time

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 29 06:34 PM

The number of fresh cases of novel coronavirus confirmed Wednesday in Japan topped 1,000 for the first time as a resurgence of infections has begun to expand beyond Tokyo. Read more »

Tokyo reports record 366 new daily virus infections

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 23 05:14 PM

Tokyo and some other urban areas in Japan have seen sharp rises in confirmed cases since a nationwide state of emergency was fully lifted in late May. Read more »

Tokyo reports 237 more coronavirus cases, total nearing 10,000

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 21 05:17 PM

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 237 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday as the capital struggles to strike a balance between restarting the economy and controlling infections. Read more »

Japan to launch travel campaign without Tokyo amid virus resurgence

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 17 12:16 AM

The government planned to subsidize accommodation and transport fees nationwide under the Go To Travel Campaign to help rejuvenate the virus-stricken economy by sparking tourism. Read more »

Japan reports over 600 new virus cases, fuels fear of 2nd wave

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 16 11:18 PM

More than 600 new coronavirus infections were reported across Japan on Thursday, the highest in 3 months, adding to evidence the country is facing a resurgence of the virus after lifting a state of emergency in May. Read more »

Tokyo reports record 224 daily coronavirus infections

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 09 08:00 PM

At over 7,000 cases, Tokyo makes up around a third of the total number of confirmed cases in the country. Read more »

Tokyo reports 75 new coronavirus infections

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 08 11:09 PM

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 75 new coronavirus infections in the capital on Wednesday, dropping to a double-digit level for the first time in 7 days.   Read more »

Tokyo reports 67 COVID-19 cases, highest since emergency lifted

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 01 06:31 PM

The number came amid growing concern over a second wave of infections in the capital after business and social restrictions were eased in stages. Read more »

Tokyo confirms 55 new coronavirus infections, highest since May 5

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 24 07:39 PM

The discovery of the new cases brought the total number of coronavirus infection in the capital to 5,895, the most among Japan's 47 prefectures. Read more »