But recently, cases and deaths have been rising, and momentum is building for a harder lockdown over Christmas and the New Year. That’s partly because deaths, which have been relatively low in Germany compared with several other European countries, have increased markedly. ——TOKYO — New coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital have topped 600 in a day for the first time. Tokyo reported 602 new cases Thursday, while the daily tally for the entire nation was 2,810. Japan has reported 168,573 infections since the pandemic began, with 2,465 deaths.

Source: Daily Sun December 10, 2020 21:00 UTC