Tokyo confirmed more than 200 new coronavirus infections on Friday, its highest tally for a single day, despite the Japanese capital's recent stepped-up efforts to stem the number of new cases.The daily record of 201 cases, announced by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in a press conference, came a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to all of Japan beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures.The capital has been reporting more than 100 infections on most days since April 4 and the previous daily record was 197 marked last Saturday.Koike said she hopes to "work toget…READ FULL ARTICLE
