Tokyo reports 342 new coronavirus cases 3 weeks before Olympics

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported on Monday 342 new coronavirus cases, exceeding the number logged a week earlier for the 16th straight day, with less than three weeks to go before the Olympics.Tokyo's seven-day rolling average of infections per day came to 585.6, topping the 500 mark that indicates Stage 4 or the worst level on the government's four-point scale on the pandemic's severity.As the capital grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus infections, the government is leaning toward keeping the quasi-state of emergency covering the Tokyo metropolitan area beyond its initially…READ FULL ARTICLE