Tokyo's virus panel will be meeting from 1pm local time (0400GMT)
Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike will then speak from 5.15pm Tokyo time (0815GMT)
Japan is facing a resurgence threat:
- Japan reports record 1,742 new coronavirus cases in latest update
- Tokyo (+493) and Kanagawa (+214) have reported record daily cases over the past 24 hours
Tokyo Governor Koike