A man walks with an umbrella on a sunny day as commuters wear protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday she would ask the central government to impose emergency measures in the capital region to stem a surge of COVID-19 infections.
Koike made the comments after a meeting with medical experts who warned of an explosive surge in cases that could exceed the third and most deadly wave of the pandemic so far. Experts also warned of a rise in more infectious mutant strains of the virus.
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