With no sign of a peak yet, some Asian nations today reported more record COVID-19 cases, including Japan, where daily infections topped 20,000 for the first time.Japan, Thailand, Korea battle surgesJapan reached a record high for the third straight day, with Tokyo also reporting a new record single-day high, with nearly 5,800 cases, according to Kyodo News.President Yoshihide Suga said the situation in Tokyo—which just wrapped up the Summer Olympics—is dire.
Officials will meet next week to possibly expand the state of emergency beyond Tokyo and other prefectures where it is currently in place.As of Aug 12, Olympic-related surveillance had logged 518 COVID-19 cases, mostly involving residents of Japan, according to the weekly communicable