Gov't to expand virus emergency to cover Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo

Gov't to expand virus emergency to cover Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo

Few people walk in Osaka's Dotonbori area on Jan. 11, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The central government is expected to expand later this week a coronavirus state of emergency, already in place in the Tokyo metropolitan area, to cover Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures as well.

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