Japan to extend virus emergency as India posts record infections
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07/05/2021 - 08:12 Japan has been forced to extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions, with just three months to go until the Olympics Philip FONG AFP 4 min
Tokyo (AFP)
Japan was set to extend a virus state of emergency on Friday, just months ahead of the Olympics because of growing cases, as India logged yet another record number of infections.
While many western nations have begun a gradual opening-up buoyed by rapid vaccine roll-outs and falling case numbers, much of the world continues to battle a virus that has now claimed over 3.2 million lives.
Japan Extends Virus Emergency As India Posts Record Infections By AFP Bureaus
05/07/21 AT 9:42 AM
A coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of Japan was extended on Friday, less than three months before the Olympics, as India logged yet another record number of infections.
While many Western nations have begun a gradual opening-up Germany on Friday declared that a recent surge of infections had been broken much of the world continues to battle a virus that has now claimed more than 3.2 million lives. Japan has been forced to extend a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions, with just three months to go until the Olympics Photo: AFP / Philip FONG
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