Coronavirus state of emergency for Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo

People wearing face masks walk in front of a sign reading "an emergency situation" in Osaka's Umeda area on Jan. 12, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The central government is expected to declare a coronavirus state of emergency, already in place in the Tokyo metropolitan area, for the three western Japan prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, possibly on Jan. 13, in response to a recent surge in virus infections.

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