(ANSA) - TOKYO, MAY 28 - The Japanese government has decided to extend the state of emergency for three weeks until June 20, less than a month from the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
The current measure in force in 9 prefectures, including the capital itself and the city of Osaka, would last until May 31.
"The infection curve is decreasing in some areas but at the general level the situation remains unpredictable", Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told the press.
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