Too exhausted after WC to go after WTT but for anyone who needs it:

Official Osaka Govt covid stats: https://covid19-osaka.info/en/ 
Pop">https://covid19-osaka.info/en/"... is 8.8m
Testing rates are low, cases with unknown transmission route high

Check Insta, international skaters aren& #39;t quarantining or wearing masks
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Today Osaka recorded its highest daily case numbers since the pandemic began & marked the 8th straight day of exceeding Tokyo’s numbers.

Testing rates remain low & cases with an unknown route of transmission continue to account for more than 50% of cases https://twitter.com/nhk_news/status/1379345387996147719">https://twitter.com/nhk_news/...
The governor of Osaka has declared a medical emergency. Osaka Prefecture recorded over 800 new covid cases today, the highest since the pandemic began, breaking the previous record set just yesterday. https://twitter.com/MomentsJapan/status/1379674209719250944?s=20">https://twitter.com/MomentsJa...
The governor of Osaka will cancel the Olympic torch relay that was to pass through the prefecture mid-April due to record breaking covid case numbers.

World Team Trophy is still scheduled to take place in Osaka with an audience from April 15th to 18th. https://twitter.com/ReutersSports/status/1379694212569034752?s=20">https://twitter.com/ReutersSp...
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Osaka Prefecture has recorded 905 new covid cases, setting a record for the 3rd day in a row. https://twitter.com/nhk_news/status/1380069663292289025?s=20">https://twitter.com/nhk_news/...
Instead of cancelling WTT or at least holding it without an audience @skatingjapan has adjusted the time of the event to align with the weak 8pm curfew issued by the Osaka government. As if covid won& #39;t spread among people packed into an arena before 8pm... https://twitter.com/SportsHochi/status/1380072559530500097">https://twitter.com/SportsHoc...
The more infectious South African variant accounted for 32.3% of new covid cases in Tokyo in the past week, a 4x increase from only 8.2% the week before. https://twitter.com/nhk_shutoken/status/1380081835925929990?s=20">https://twitter.com/nhk_shuto...
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