Tokyo governor urges residents not to go out during holiday season


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  • Monday, 21 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past Christmas decorations, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday urged the capital's 14 million residents to stay home during the upcoming holiday season to prevent the further spread of coronavirus infections, as the metropolis has seen record daily cases in recent days.

"I would like people to prioritise life above everything else in this year-end and new-year periods," Koike told a news conference.

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