Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Suga declares state of emergency amid rampant virus infections

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2021, as he declares a state of emergency in the capital and three neighboring prefectures -- Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama -- to fight surging coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area. The declaration, effective from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, was issued at a time when Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases reached 2,447, topping the 2,000 mark for the first time since the start of the outbreak in 2020.

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