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Tokyo is set to revise how it monitors the state of coronavirus infections in the city, as daily new cases in the Japanese capital rise after a state of emergency was lifted and businesses resumed operations.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will not reimpose restrictions on businesses based solely on numerical guidelines, according to domestic media reports citing the government. Instead, a group of experts will meet weekly to evaluate conditions, looking at multiple factors to determine if the situation is worsening, before making such a request.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was expected to detail the new guidelines in a press conference on Tuesday.
The news comes as Tokyo has already crossed some thresholds established previously for considering a return to tighter controls. The city has reported five straight days of more than 50 new coronavirus cases, the highest levels since early May.