Japan's Prime Minister Holds Weekly Press Conference As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus pandemic, at his official residence during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Mr Suga claimed on Thursday that there is no link between the recent surge in the number of coronavirus infections in Japan and the Tokyo Olympics, which is approaching the end of its first week. Tokyo has seen day-on-day record increases in Covid-19 infection rates over the last three days causing concern amongst officials in Tokyo. (Photo by Issei Kato - Pool/Getty Images)