Reuters says that Tokyo reported 144 coronavirus infections on Wednesday.<br />According to the City's Governor, Yuriko Koike, it is the city's biggest daily jump since the start of the pandemic.<br />98 people have died and 4,768 people are infected in Japan, with Tokyo accounting for over 1,300 of the infections. <br />Although there are less cases in Japan, than in the US and other global locations, Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, declared a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and other hard-hit regions. <br />But Risa Tanaka, an office worker, says “I don’t know if the emergency declaration is enough...It’s unavoidable that people have to come out for work.” <br />For now, businesses can independently decide if they want to stay open or close.
