Tokyo tourism sector worried as elderly asked not to use travel scheme

Workers at tourist spots in Tokyo voiced concern Saturday about the negative impact on their businesses of the government's request for elderly people and those with health issues not to use Japan's domestic travel subsidy campaign amid an uptick in coronavirus cases.Across the country, the number of patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms hit another record at 520, up 15 from Friday, while over 2,400 infections were newly reported including a daily record 584 in Tokyo, according to the health ministry and prefectural governments."Tourists had been returning somewhat, but my store cannot avo…READ FULL ARTICLE