Japan Threatens Clubs With Closure as Tokyo Sees 143 More Cases
- Infections remain in triple figures, but again fall below 200
- Minister threatens closures for clubs that flout guidelines
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Japan’s government is striking a harsher tone to clamp down on infections at nighttime establishments as the capital Tokyo continues to report more than 100 coronavirus cases a day.
Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who heads the government’s virus response, urged bars and clubs that have face-to-face interactions with clients to follow the government’s guidelines for preventing the spread of infections, and said that establishments that don’t comply could be asked to close.