UPDATE 1-Japan announces emergency response in Osaka area to curb COVID-19 cases
10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H. (Adds Olympic torch cancellation call in 2nd paragraph, updates throughout) TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan's government said on Thursday it will impose emergency measures, such as shorter business hours and to ask people to work from home and refrain from activities like karaoke, in the western region of Osaka to halt a rebound in COVID-19 cases. Osaka governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Olympic torch events in the prefecture's main city should be cancelled, a day after he raised alarm about an emerging fourth wave of infections. The infection control measures will cove...
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