Tokyo to ask older people not to use travel campaign amid virus spike

Tokyo will ask people aged 65 and older and those with underlying health conditions to refrain from making trips to or from the capital using the government's domestic travel subsidy campaign, amid a recent resurgence of coronavirus cases, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Tuesday.Following talks with the governor, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga also said they agreed on the need for such a request and to "closely cooperate to prevent the spread of infections at all costs."As Tokyo and many other parts of Japan have seen a spike in the number of infections since November, Koike said those people will be…READ FULL ARTICLE