Tokyo reports 237 more coronavirus cases, total nearing 10,000

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 237 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, Gov. Yuriko Koike said, as the capital struggles to strike a balance between restarting the economy and controlling infections.Tokyo's cumulative total reached 9,816, nearing 10,000, as the single-day figure, which compared with 168 cases on Monday, topped the 200-mark for the first time in three days.Across the country, more than 570 new infections were reported Tuesday, pushing up the cumulative number of patients to around 27,000.Since the government fully lifted a state of emergency in the coun…READ FULL ARTICLE