Worrying times: A man sitting with his bike near cooling water mist at a park in Tokyo. Japan’s new curbs come as new daily cases in Tokyo hit a record 5,042. — Reuters
TOKYO: Japan decided to expand its Covid-19 emergency curbs to cover more than 70% of the population, as a record surge in cases strained hospitals in the Olympics host city Tokyo and other parts of the country.
Japan had avoided the explosive outbreaks seen elsewhere.
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