Tokyo ahead of virus emergency

Tokyo ahead of virus emergency

People wearing face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 24, 2021, a day before a fresh coronavirus state of emergency comes into force in the capital amid a resurgence in infections.

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