Yomiuri says Japan to declare a state of emergency by Tuesday

I posted earlier on advice from the US Embassy to its citizens still in Japan:

US embassy in Japan warned US citizens to make arrangements to return to the US now

In that post some alarming developments from Tokyo over the weekend:

  • Tokyo Metropolitan government confirmed 143 new coronavirus infections on Sunday
  • that's the highest rate of increase on record
  • total in Tokyo now is 1,034
  • The daily infection rate has more than tripled in just a week

Japan had been ahead of the curve on the outbreak but have since let their guard slip.