People in Tokyo are strengthening coronavirus precautions as infections rise in Japan

Concern In Japan As Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads

TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: A man wearing a mask looks out a window of a building in the Asakusa district on February 02, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan reported 20 cases of Wuhan coronavirus infections as the number of those who have died from the virus, known as 2019-nCoV, in China climbed to over 300 and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and several others. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

On the streets of Japan's capital, there's no sense of panic or alarm, but people are steadily increasing their precautions against the deadly novel coronavirus that is spreading globally. Seven new cases of the novel coronavirus in Japan were announced Tuesday, bringing the country's total to 68

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