Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike told residents to avoid unnecessary trips outdoors as much as possible during a forthcoming four-day weekend as the total number of coronavirus cases in the city topped 10,000.
"I want residents to avoid going out as much as possible,” Koike said at a meeting of a panel of experts advising the city. "If you are going outside, take the utmost precautions to avoid infection.”
Koike said Japan’s capital reported 238 cases on Wednesday, ahead of a holiday that starts Thursday. The long weekend was originally scheduled to celebrate the start of the now-postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.