A new megaquake scenario for Tokyo warns that more than 4.5 million people would be unable to return home in its aftermath, temporary shelters would quickly fill and residents of high-rise buildings would face particular challenges.
The Tokyo metropolitan government starting on Jan. 31 will ask public health offices to stop monitoring the conditions of COVID-19 patients under 50 years old who are recuperating at home.
The Tokyo metropolitan government will use the hospital bed occupancy rate as the decisive barometer on whether to ask the central government to impose stricter measures against the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering tightening restrictions on customer numbers at bars and restaurants to tackle the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
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