Japan will not reintroduce state of emergency as Tokyo coronavirus cases jump, government spokesman says

TOKYO: There is no need to reintroduce a state of emergency,

Japan

's top government spokesman said on Thursday when asked about a record one-day rise in

Tokyo coronavirus cases

.

Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga

told reporters, there were 224 new cases of

novel coronavirus infection

in Tokyo on Thursday. That marked a new daily record in Japan's capital since the crisis began.

About 80% of the new coronavirus cases reported on Thursday were among people in their 30s or younger, Suga said, adding that it was not possible to reduce infection risks to zero after the country's lifting of a state of emergency in May.