Japan recorded a record of 15,645 new infections, bringing the total number of Covid-19 to more than one million while the country is trying to prevent Delta to spread.
Tokyo capital, where hosting the Olympic Games, on August 6, reported 4,515 new infections.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, the number of new cases in the past 24 hours is over 2,000 and 4 times in less than two weeks.
The total number of cases in Japan exceeded a million, the risk of successful success in preventing Covid-19 in East Asia countries.
Japanese people wear a mask when traveling on Tokyo capital street on August 6.
In the context of a pandemic is spreading from Tokyo capital to other localities, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed cautiously about expanding the emergency situation nationwide.
We need to take into account conditions in localities.
The pandemic crisis in Japan has a severe signal and is expected to put great pressure on Suga Prime Minister before the election is expected to take place in October.
Prime Minister Suga said the permission of the audience to attend Paralympic, is expected to take place on August 24 - September 5, will be given after the Olympic closes August 8.