May 19 (NHK) - Efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus are yielding encouraging results in Tokyo, with officials reporting just 10 new cases in the Japanese capital on Monday.
This is the 13th day in a row the number of confirmed infections has been below 50.
Overall, more than 5,000 people have tested positive in the city of about 14 million.
The latest figures come as central government officials are expected to decide on Thursday whether to lift a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and 6 other prefectures. Last week, the government canceled the nationwide declaration for the other 39 prefectures.
Officials are focusing their attention on infection statistics in Tokyo as well as in Osaka, where one new case was reported on Monday.
Amid the decline in new cases... the government is urging people to maintain social distancing measures to prevent a second wave of infections.
In total, more than 16,300 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Japan. Over 760 have died.