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Japan preparing to expand state of emergency to Osaka, Kyoto - media

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Reuters
11 January, 2021, 03:40 pm
Last modified: 11 January, 2021, 03:40 pm

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Japan preparing to expand state of emergency to Osaka, Kyoto - media

The three prefectures on Saturday asked the government for expansion of the state of emergency, already in place for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures, to include their region in an effort to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak

Reuters
11 January, 2021, 03:40 pm
Last modified: 11 January, 2021, 03:40 pm
A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks on the street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

The Japanese government has started preparations to expand a state of emergency to the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, Jiji news agency reported on Monday.

The three prefectures on Saturday asked the government for expansion of the state of emergency, already in place for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures, to include their region in an effort to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

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