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Japan mulls extending Tokyo area coronavirus emergency by two weeks

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Japan is considering extending by two weeks the virus emergency in the Tokyo region now set to expire on March 7, TV network FNN reported, in a bid to further rein in the pace of infections.FNN, citing an unidentified person, said the central government could make its decision as early as Thursday and announce it the next day.

The report came as Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and the leaders of the three prefectures adjacent to the capital were planning to ask Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government for an extension of about two weeks, Kyodo News reported sources with knowledge of the plan as saying.Also Read | How citizen data led India’s Covid battleUnder the emergency, local governments have instructed bars and restaurants to close at 8.

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