Japan to extend virus emergency to March 7 as hospitals strained

Japan to extend virus emergency to March 7 as hospitals strained

Commuters wearing face masks head to work at JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2021. The Japanese government is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and other regions by one month to March 7 in view of manpower-strapped hospitals amid a surge in serious patients.

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