Tokyo ahead of virus emergency

Tokyo ahead of virus emergency

A lion statue with a face mask is pictured at a department store 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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