Tokyo and Hong Kong brace amid fears of fresh wave of coronavirus cases
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo, Helen Davidson, and Lily from Science | The Guardian on (#518NE)
Tokyo governor warns of measures to prevent 'explosion' of cases as Hong Kong health expert calls for curfew to handle cases arriving from overseas
Tokyo faces further isolation measures to prevent an "explosion' of coronavirus cases and there are calls in Hong Kong for a curfew to stop the health system collapsing amid fears of a second wave of infections in eastern Asia.
The governor of Tokyo has asked the city's residents to stay at home this weekend "at all costs" to avoid an "explosion" of Covid-19 infections following a rise in the number of local cases.
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