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Japan Virus Cases Falling, Even as Emergency Extension Weighed
- New cases in Tokyo, nationwide dip to lowest since early April
- Government to consult experts over mooted emergency extension
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Japan is weighing the need to extend the country’s state of emergency, balancing a fall in new coronavirus cases with fears that easing restrictions too soon might lead to the very explosion in infections authorities had sought to avoid.
New daily cases in Tokyo and across the country on Sunday fell to the lowest since early April, with just over 200 infections reported nationwide in the country of more than 125 million. That compares to more than triple that figure in mid-April. The majority of those cases came from Tokyo as some infection clusters in other regions appeared to come under control.