Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefecture
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JAPANESE Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced an expansion of a state of emergency over COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.
The government has previously extended the state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto until the end of May while expanding it in Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures.
The emergency state was initially set to be eased on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the government is expanding a quasi-emergency to Gunma, Ishikawa and Kumamoto prefectures, Suga said.
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– May 14, 2021 @ 19:15 GM
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