THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 9, 2020 at 13:40 JST
Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono, left, and Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu, right, inspect an izakaya dining bar for measures it has taken to safeguard against the new coronavirus in Saitama’s Omiya Ward on Aug. 7. (Yoko Hasegawa)
New daily highs for COVID-19 cases were reported in Saitama, Kanagawa and Yamaguchi prefectures on Aug. 8, as the nationwide total hit 1,570, the fifth consecutive day the count has topped 1,000. [Read More]
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