[Japon] Tokyo to raise alert as Japan sets daily record with 2,000-plus COVID-19 cases

Auteur : Ryusei Takahashi. Staff writer de The Japan Times.

Production : The Japan Times

Diffusion : site de The Japan Times

Date : 18 novembre 2020

Japan set a daily record with more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases — including a new high of 493 in the capital — on Wednesday, following reports Tokyo was expected to raise its virus alert to the highest level Thursday amid an ongoing surge of infections.

Source : Ryusei Takahashi, « Tokyo to raise alert as Japan sets daily record with 2,000-plus COVID-19 cases », The Japan Times, 18/11/2020. URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/18/national/tokyo-coronavirus-alert-level/ (consulté le 18/11/2020)

Photo « à la une » : People walk in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district Wednesday (November 18th) as the number of confirmed daily COVID-19 cases in the capital hit a new high. © KYODO