Japan's government is to extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and impose the measure in four more regions, as cases surge a week into the pandemic-postponed Olympics.
The Japanese capital reported a record number of new infections yesterday as daily cases nationwide topped 10,000 for the first time.
Tokyo 2020 organisers have reported 27 new cases related to the event - the highest daily figure yet - although they insist there is nothing to suggest a link to rising infections in Japan.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government is acting "with a sense of urgency" and would announce a decision today on widening anti-infection measures.