Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge illuminated in red as the city issues virus alert

Tokyo's iconic Rainbow Bridge was lit up in red on Tuesday night as the government of Japan's capital issued the 'Tokyo Alert'. Thirty-four new coronavirus infections were reported in Tokyo on Tuesday, the most since May 9. In response to the recent spike in new cases, the Tokyo government issued an alert urging people to stay at home and practice social distancing when going outside.

Red illumination of the Rainbow Bridge is to remind its citizens to exercise caution. Japan, which lifted its state of emergency last week, has escaped an explosive outbreak, with nearly 17,000 infections and 898 deaths so far, according to NHK public broadcaster.