Tokyo governor warns of possible lockdown if coronavirus cases surge

goverr of Tokyo Yuriko Koike on March 23 said that city could go under a complete lockdown if number of coronavirus cases records a surge in coming weeks. According to reports, Koike stressed that coming three weeks would be critical for Tokyo and measures would depend on wher infections can be contained in city. Koike also underlined importance of maintaining social distancing and avoiding large garings. 

goverr also raised concerns about alarm raised by health experts who believe that Tokyo might see a dramatic surge in infections due to people returning from overseas trips and possible clusters forming among residents. Koike said that government could be forced into lockdown like or major cities around world if visories are t followed properly.

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So far, Tokyo with a population of around 93 lakh people, has logged in 154 coronavirus cases. According to data acquired by worldometer, Japan has so far recorded 1,128 coronavirus cases, of which 235 have recovered fully, while 851 patients are still under observation. According to data, 42 people have lost ir lives in country so far due to disease and 49 patients remain under critical condition. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 16,500 lives across world and has infected nearly 3,81,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.  

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Italy, Iran, and Spain are most affected countries outside mainland China, where, as of March 22 combined death toll stands at 10,200. Italy has surpassed China to record most number of deaths in world due to virus outbreak, while Iran and Spain both have crossed 1,500 mark.

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