Compiling daily virus tally in Tokyo involves ‘3-day time lag’

The reports are faxed to the metropolitan government’s task force on combatting infectious diseases from 31 public health centers in Tokyo. The public health centers fax an A-4 size sheet for each new patient. After the 9 a.m. deadline, metropolitan officials ask public health center workers about the movement of the newly infected people and where they contracted the virus. But sometimes, the daily tally is rushed to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and other senior officials in the morning. Some Tokyo officials acknowledged that they could have done a better job of explaining to the public how the COVID-19 daily reports are compiled.

Source Atricle