Tokyo Olympics: 31 new Covid-19 cases reported

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Tokyo - Total Games-related cases rise to 353.

By Reuters

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Published: Thu 5 Aug 2021, 7:01 AM

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Thursday reported 31 new Games-related Covid-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 353.

Some members of a government expert panel warned that a recent surge in Covid-19 cases was severe enough to impose a nationwide state of emergency, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of the pandemic response, said on Thursday.


Nishimura, at a news conference, said the panel ultimately agreed to a government proposal to expand emergency restrictions to eight more prefectures.


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