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

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (2nd from R), who is also in charge of the country's coronavirus response, and infectious disease expert Shigeru Omi (2nd from L) are pictured at 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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