Tokyo residents asked to stay indoors at weekend due to coronavirus

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike requested on Wednesday that residents refrain from going outside this weekend for nonessential reasons due to concerns over a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital.The metropolitan government confirmed 41 cases the same day, more than double its previous daily record of 17 the day before. On Tuesday, Tokyo overtook the country's northern main island of Hokkaido as the prefecture with the most infections.Koike said at a press conference that Tokyo is facing an "important phase in preventing an explosive rise in the number of infect…READ FULL ARTICLE