COVID-19 infections in Tokyo hit 6-month high as post-Olympics surge feared

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 1,308 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most since Jan. 21, as health experts warned infections could surge to 2,000 a day shortly after the Olympics end in early August.The figure topped 1,000 for the second day in a row as the capital prepares to host the games in just over a week while under a fourth COVID-19 state of emergency.New cases in Tokyo topped the week-earlier figure for the 26th straight day, bringing its seven-day moving average of infections to 882.1 per day, up 32.9 percent from the previous week.The moving average could jump …READ FULL ARTICLE