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Tokyo, Jul 28 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo, where thousands of athletes are participating in the 2020 Olympic Games, saw its biggest single-day increase in coronavirus infections on Wednesday with 3,117 new cases.The previous highest mark was set on Tuesday, with 2,848 cases registered in the Japanese capital, which is currently in a state of emergency due to a new wave of infections fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER AROUND THE OLYMPIC FLAME IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Mumbai, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- India Friday added a new high of more than 380,000 coronavirus infections as the health crisis spiraled due to the lack of adequate medical supplies and oxygen in overwhelmed hospitals.The federal health ministry data showed that 386,452 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours from Thursday morning, bringing the overall caseload to more than 18.7 million since the pandemic began.India remains the second hardest-hit nation by the virus, behind the United States that has 33 million infections. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI).SHOT LIST: THE CITY OF MUMBAI, INDIA, AND HOSPITALS AROUND THE CITY, AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Tokyo, Dec 26 (EFE), (Camera: Kimimasa Mayama).- Authorities in Tokyo on Saturday reported a record 949 Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours a day after Japan’s health ministry confirmed the first cases of a United Kingdom-linked variant of the coronavirus in the country.Nationwide there were 3,831 new Covid-19 infections in the Asian country, bringing the overall total since the pandemic began to 215,800 cases. There have been a total of 3,193 Covid-related deaths in Japan.The capital region of Tokyo is the worst-hit and has logged more than 54,900 infections overall.It remains on the highest coronavirus alert level due to a sustained rise in hospitalizations.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE DOING SHOPPING IN TOKYO.
Tokyo, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Friday set a new record for coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day, as Hong Kong was on high alert amid a surge in infections.Tokyo registered its first case of coronavirus on Jan. 24 and at the beginning of June seemed to be in control of the situation. But on Thursday it posted a daily record of 224 new cases, and the count rose again Friday to 243, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reported.To date, 7,515 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tokyo, almost a third of the country’s total, with 325 deaths in the capital, compared to 982 deaths across Japan. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS AT SHINJUKU STATION AND PEDESTRIANS AT A CROSSING IN SHINJUKU DISTRICT IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Jul 9 (EFE/EPA).- Japan's attempts to resume normalcy following the first Covid-19 wave suffered a major setback with 224 infections reported on Thursday, a record daily total for Japan's capital.Thursday's figures surpassed the previous high of 206 cases reported on 17 April when Japan was under a state of emergency due to the spread of the virus.The number of daily cases in the capital had dropped to double digits a day earlier, with 75 new infections, following six consecutive days of more than 100 cases. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF COMMUTERS AT A TRAIN STATION AND DAILY LIFE IN TOKYO, JAPAN.