An ICYMI from Japan, the US embassy there has said to US citizens in Japan they should
- either return home now or be prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period
- “If U.S. citizens wish to return to the United States, they should make arrangements to do so now
- The Japanese Government’s decision to not test broadly makes it difficult to accurately assess the COVID-19 prevalence rate”
This comes amidst a resurgence of cases in Tokyo specifically
- Tokyo Metropolitan government confirmed 143 new coronavirus infections on Sunday
- that’s the highest rate of increase on record
- total in Tokyo now is 1,034
- The daily infection rate has more than tripled in just a week