Japan widens virus emergency amid surge

By Mari Yamaguchi
Updated July 30 2021 - 2:15pm, first published 2:11pm
A habituation effect in Tokyo is setting in and the effect of anti-coronavirus measures is fading.
A habituation effect in Tokyo is setting in and the effect of anti-coronavirus measures is fading.

Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighbouring areas and the western city of Osaka in the wake of record-breaking surge in infections while the capital hosts the Olympics.

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