Tamura Norihisa said at a news conference on Friday that the number of people who are out and about at night in Tokyo was on the rise even before the state of emergency expired on June 20. He said it’s highly likely that the number of people going out at night in the capital is rising further, and cases could increase. The minister also said that vaccinations have not reached the entire population, and strict measures may be necessary to curb infections. Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 570 new cases on Thursday. It was the second day in a row that the daily tally had increased by more than 100 from a week earlier.