Tokyo reports 38 new coronavirus cases in fifth straight day of decline

A man wearing a business suit walks in an almost empty platform during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's capital of Tokyo reported 38 cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, Jiji news agency said, marking a fifth straight day of declining numbers of new infections.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended a nationwide state of emergency to May 31, saying the infection rate had yet to drop enough to justify ending measures.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Andrew Heavens)