Article 5Q2MC Japan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummet

Japan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummet

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Justin McCurry and agencies
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Restrictions in 27 of country's 47 prefectures to end on Thursday, PM Yoshihide Suga announces

Japan will lift emergency coronavirus measures across the board at the end of this week, amid a dramatic fall in cases and rapid progress in its vaccination rollout.

The prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, said restrictions in place in 27 of Japan's 47 prefectures would end on Thursday.

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