Coronavirus latest: Tokyo set for daily record of new cases, Australian economy set back by Melbourne spike

Tokyo is set to report a daily record of over 280 coronavirus cases on Thursday, heightening concerns that the latest infection is spreading in the broader community and set to spill beyond the capital.The number is the most for a single day, Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters, and coincides with the city conducting a record number of tests on a single day, with more than 4,000 carried out.While the initial flare-up in Tokyo came from nightclubs, with increased daily numbers coming from more…

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