THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 18, 2020 at 17:34 JST
Tokyo’s Rainbow Bridge is illuminated in rainbow colors on June 11 after the metropolitan government lifted the “Tokyo alert” calling for increased vigilance against a surge in new coronavirus cases. (Ryo Ikeda)
One day after the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo dipped below 20 for the first time in seven days, the total jumped to 41 in the capital on June 18, according to sources.
It marked the first time since June 15 that the number of newly confirmed patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo exceeded 40. The number of new cases that day was 48, up from 47 the day before.
On June 17, 16 people tested positive for the new coronavirus in the capital.
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