A man is seen walking with his a bicycle through almost empty street of China Town amid the outbreak of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sunday afternoon (April 5). - AP
TOKYO: Tokyo confirmed 143 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) as of Sunday (April 5) afternoon, metropolitan government officials said, marking the highest rate of increase on record since the outbreak began.
This pushes the total number of Covid-19 cases to 1,034 in the Japanese capital, the most among the 47 prefectures of the country.
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