Japan expands Covid state of emergency to four more areas
by Associated Press in Tokyo from on (#5MS93)
Measures in Tokyo also extended until 31 August, after the Olympics and well into the Paralympics
Japan expanded its coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas beyond Tokyo on Friday after record increases in infections while the capital hosts the Olympics Games.
The country's prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, declared an emergency in Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba near Tokyo and in the western city of Osaka, effective from Monday until 31 August.
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