Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:
As of 11 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30
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Tokyo confirmed 311 new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, bringing November's tally to a monthly record of 9,857, amid a resurgence of infections in various parts of Japan as the winter season approaches.
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Japan and China welcomed the restart Monday of reciprocal business travel, with expectations the easing of border controls and compulsory 14-day quarantine requirements will expedite the post-coronavirus recoveries of the world's second- and third-largest economies.
- The Tokyo Games organizing committee has estimated the cost of novel coronavirus countermeasures at around 100 billion yen ($960 million), sources with knowledge of the matter said Sunday.
As of 11 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29
- Japan saw the number of people with serious symptoms of coronavirus hit a record 462, the health ministry said Sunday, as the country grapples with a recent resurgence of the virus.
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