THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 5, 2020 at 13:59 JST
An electronic billboard in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on May 4 carries footage of Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike stating, “Now is the critical time to determine whether the novel coronavirus will spread explosively or not.” (Naoko Kawamura)
Health authorities reported 178 new COVID-19 infection cases across the nation on May 4, bringing the overall tally to 15,261 as of 10 p.m. Twenty new deaths were confirmed nationwide, raising the total to 556. [Read More]
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