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, meets the press in Tokyo on July 8, 2021, after attending a COVID-19 expert panel meeting. 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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