Tokyo to enter another COVID-19 state of emergency during Olympics

Tokyo to enter another COVID-19 state of emergency during Olympics

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (C), who is also in charge of the country's coronavirus response, speaks during a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on July 8, 2021. The government is set to decide later in the day to place Tokyo under another COVID-19 state of emergency until Aug. 22, covering the duration of the Olympics in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections.

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