- Tokyo reported the highest number of new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday.
- There are 2,848 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital, surpassing the early record of 2,520 cases per day on January 7.
- Since last week, the Olympic Games have been held in Tokyo.
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Tokyo-there The 2020 Olympics are being held -The highest number of new Covid-19 infections were reported on Tuesday.
There are 2,848 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital, surpassing the early record of 2,520 cases per day on January 7. Associated Press Report.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, Tokyo has now registered more than 200,000 coronavirus infections.
Due to the increase in coronavirus cases, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics officially opened last week without spectators.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that despite the increase in Covid-19 cases in Tokyo, he did not consider suspending the game.
According to the Associated Press, Suga Yoshihide said: “Don’t worry.”
At the same time, Yoshihide Suga urged locals to avoid unnecessary outings and told people, “Please watch the Olympics on TV at home.”
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Covid-19 has so far infected more than 883,000 people in Japan and killed more than 15,000 people.
Driven by the highly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, Covid-19 cases have been increasing globally, mainly by people who have not been vaccinated.
