Tokyo raises warning level for spread of COVID-19 to highest(1/3)

People wearing face masks walk at a station in Tokyo, Japan, on July 15, 2020. Japan's Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday raised its warning level for the spread of the COVID-19 from three to its highest level of four, stating that the virus continues to be spreading. Tokyo confirmed 165 new cases of coronavirus infections, remaining below 200 for the third straight day, although the number of daily cases has topped 100 since July 2, with the latest daily infection tally marking the seventh straight day of three digit cases. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

A woman wearing a face mask gets on a bus in Tokyo, Japan, on July 15, 2020. Japan's Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday raised its warning level for the spread of the COVID-19 from three to its highest level of four, stating that the virus continues to be spreading. Tokyo confirmed 165 new cases of coronavirus infections, remaining below 200 for the third straight day, although the number of daily cases has topped 100 since July 2, with the latest daily infection tally marking the seventh straight day of three digit cases. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

People wearing face masks pass through a ticket gate at a station in Tokyo, Japan, on July 15, 2020. Japan's Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday raised its warning level for the spread of the COVID-19 from three to its highest level of four, stating that the virus continues to be spreading. Tokyo confirmed 165 new cases of coronavirus infections, remaining below 200 for the third straight day, although the number of daily cases has topped 100 since July 2, with the latest daily infection tally marking the seventh straight day of three digit cases. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)