Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:

(Asakusa, Tokyo)

As of  11 p.m., Monday, April 6 (Japan time)

• The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 83 new coronavirus cases following two days of three-digit increases, as it continues to grapple with a recent spike in the number of infections.
  
  
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• Comedian Piko Taro, best known for his viral hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," and Japanese boy band Arashi have both released songs encouraging people to wash their hands amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
  
• Five Japanese chefs came together and put their skills to work to show their appreciation for the staff of a hospital in Dijon, France, who are working to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
  
• Schools in many parts of Japan resumed classes Monday after being closed for more than a month due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
  
• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, a government official said Monday, as a recent surge in infections sweeps Tokyo and other major cities.
  
  
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests with continued coronavirus symptoms, his office said Sunday.

As of  11:30 p.m., Sunday, April 5 (Japan time)

• Japan will earmark 1 trillion yen ($9.2 billion) for a reserve fund to fight the new coronavirus pandemic, according to a draft of an emergency economic package being compiled by the government.
  
  
• Police in Australia's state of New South Wales revealed Sunday their intention to launch a criminal investigation into how passengers were allowed to disembark last month from a cruise ship despite some showing flu-like symptoms.
  
  
• Tokyo confirmed 143 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, marking the highest rate of increase on record, metropolitan government officials said.
  
  
• China's health authorities on Sunday reported 30 additional cases of novel coronavirus infection on the mainland, of which 25 were imported, as well as three more deaths.