A Japan Post employee loads face masks known as "Abenomasks" (Abe's masks) on a motorbike to distribute among residents to help against the spread of Covid-19 in Tokyo on April 17, 2020. - AFP
TOKYO (Xinhua): Tokyo confirmed 201 new cases of Covid-19 as of Friday afternoon, local media reported, pushing the total number of Covid-19 cases to 2,796 in the Japanese capital.
It is the first time the daily increase of Tokyo has exceeded 200, a day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for the entire country extending the order far beyond the original seven prefectures as Japan grapples to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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