Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Kyodo News photo)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government decided Thursday to place Tokyo under a fresh Covid-19 state of emergency for the duration of the Olympics in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections.
The measure, to be effective from Monday to Aug 22, could see the Summer Games held without spectators at venues in the capital, dealing another blow to an event that was postponed by one year due to the pandemic.
“We must take stronger steps to prevent another nationwide outbreak, also considering the impact of coronavirus variants,” Mr Suga said after finalising the decision to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and extending one already in place in Okinawa at a task force meeting in the…
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