TOKYO: Japan's capital recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday (Mar 31) for its highest tally in a single day, as pressure built on the prime minister to order a lockdown with a minister saying a containment strategy was stretched to the limit.
Domestic cases topped 2,000, and public broadcaster NHK said 78 cases in Tokyo took its tally of infections past 500. Advertisement Advertisement "This is the greatest increase up to now and is certainly of high concern, and I'm