Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga “wants to make a decision as soon as this week on whether to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and other areas, and ramp up restrictions to contain a surge in coronavirus cases just three months before the start of the delayed Olympics,” the Japan Times reports.
Virus Surges In Japan Ahead of Olympics
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