Tokyo | Tokyo braced for a rise in the number of virus infections on Thursday, while the minister in charge of the pandemic response said there was no need to declare an emergency.
Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who leads the nation's coronavirus response, said that virus cases in Tokyo might rise on Thursday and Friday, and that measures would be taken in risky areas.
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