A security officer is seen walking past closed stores at the Ameya Yokocho market in the Ueno district of Tokyo on Saturday (April 25). Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended an emergency declaration nationwide last week. That lets local governments issue directives urging people to stay at home, although there are no penalties for non-compliance as people are still allowed to walk around the city.- Bloomberg
TOKYO: Tokyo reported 103 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections on Saturday (April 25), Kyodo news reported, amid concerns that the start of a holiday season could lead to an increase in infections.
The latest figures bring total coronavirus infections in Japan's capital city to 3,836 cases, Kyodo reported.
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