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Tokyo daily Covid-19 cases total 1,359 as the Olympic Games kick off

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Tokyo reported 1,359 Covid-19 cases on Friday, part of a wave of infection in the capital as the Olympic Games kick off. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Douglas Herbert tells us more.

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