Japan is on "maximum alert" after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, its prime minister said, though no immediate restrictions are planned.
The comments came as Tokyo raised its alert level to the top of its four-tier system, with local media saying the capital would report a record number of infections for a second day running.
More than 2,000 cases were recorded nationwide yesterday, with nearly 500 in Tokyo. The figures represent a sharp rise in cases for Japan, where testing is often less widespread than in other parts of the world. "We are now in a situation of maximum alert," Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters. "I ask you, the Japanese people, to fully implement principles such as wearing masks," Mr