TOKYO (Reuters) – The number of commuters in Tokyo has fallen since the city announced a state of emergency last week, but the decrease is short of the target needed to control the spread of the coronavirus, the city’s governor said on Monday.
Speaking at a livestreamed address, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the number of commuters on one of Tokyo’s busiest subway lines had decreased by 38% since the emergency was declared, less than the government’s target for an 80% reduction in person-to-person contact.
She also confirmed that the number of coronavirus infections in the city increased by 91 on Monday, a decrease from 166 on Sunday.
(Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu; Editing by Mark Potter)
