Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk along a street in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan. Officials say an increase in Covid-19 cases is linked to nightlife in areas such as Shinjuku. Photo: Bloomberg
Coronavirus: Tokyo’s nightlife districts linked to rise in virus patients in their 30s and 40s
- Kazuhiro Tateda, who is advising Japan’s government on Covid-19, said infections were spreading in districts like Shinjuku, Ginza and Roppongi
- Tokyo has seen a spike in cases and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the country was ‘barely holding the line’
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk along a street in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan. Officials say an increase in Covid-19 cases is linked to nightlife in areas such as Shinjuku. Photo: Bloomberg