nochi haruka, nhk world. >>> tokyo governor yuriko koike is to hold a conference about the outbreak. the governor is urging people to refrain from nonessential outings. >> translator: many people followed my request and refrained from going out over ththe weekend. i once again call on citizens to be careful and continue cooperation. >> over the weekend, the metropolitan government reported more than 130 new infections. the total for march has now exceeded 400. health authorities have been unable to trace the root of infection in 40% of those cases. koike said many of the new cases are likely hospital acquired infections. she said she's committed to identifying the unknown roots to contain the spread. the governor said she's consulting health ministry experts about the mulultiple clusters in t the capital in an efeffort to compile newew measu to tackle the outbreak. >>> japan's largest labor group has set up a hotline for student job seekers and temporary workers. this comes as layoffs and job offer cancellations are surging due to the coronavirus. members of the japanese trade union

tokyo governor koike yuriko met prime minister abe shinzo on tuesday to discuss the situation.

also expected on the call is yuriko koike. abe is expected to ask bach to decide on a timeline as soon as possible. this week the ioc said that could take up to to four weeksk. the canadian and the australian olympic committees will not send athletes if the games go on as planned this summer. the athletes were surveyed about the situation and more than 70% said it's not possible for the games to be held on a fair playing field if they continue as scheduled. the committee said postponement is the most promising path given the disruptions to training,g, doping controls, and the qualification process. >>> a group representing potential olympic competitors is calling on athletes to stop training and observe government mandates to self-isolate. they say four weeks is just too long to wait. but one ioc member says that the decision has already been made. dick pound told "usa today" the games will b be postponed and t ramifications will be immense. well, despite all that japanese game organizers will make some major changes to the pl

tokyo governor yuriko koike met shinzo abe on tuesday to discuss the situation and koike wants abe to use tokyo as a reference for deciding whether to declare a state of emergency. >> translator: tokyo is on the brink of an explosisive increas of infections. we are trying to prevent a situation like that andnd t try to prevent further spread of virus levels. this is needed now. >> there are more than 2,100 confirmed cases across japan. not including 712 cases from the "diamond princess" cruise ship. a total of 70 people have died including 11 from the cruise ship. >>> meanwhile, japan is set to further restrict entry into the country. nhk has learned that the new measures will apply to the 49 countries and territories. the u.s., canada, china and south korea as well as most of europe and some parts of southeast asia will be affected. once the measures are in place, foreign nationals from a total of 73 countries and regions will be banned from entering japan. the restrictions also apply to people who have visited the designated countries within the past two weeks. >> translator: we hav