The Japanese government decided on Friday to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and extend it to four other departments, as the health crisis worsens and also affects participants in the Olympics, which began a year ago. week.
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We have decided to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and Okinawa (southwest) until August 31,
" Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a ministerial meeting. A state of emergency will also be declared in Osaka (west) and in three departments bordering Tokyo, he added.
