decision to declare a fourth state of emergency for the capital due to rising coronavirus infections. the extra restrictions will run from the 12th ofjuly and remain in place until the 22nd of august. let s talk to our tokyo correspondent mariko oi, who has more on this. they said it was a difficult decision and one they did not make lightly. the decision and one they did not make lithtl . . , ., decision and one they did not make lithtl. . , s, s, decision and one they did not make lithtl. . s, s, . ., lightly. the decision not to allow an fans lightly. the decision not to allow any fans into lightly. the decision not to allow any fans into the lightly. the decision not to allow any fans into the stadiums - lightly. the decision not to allow any fans into the stadiums was l any fans into the stadiums was somewhat expected after the latest state of emergency was announced because you can t exactly ask people not to go out and still say, oh, but you can still go and watch the olympi
choosing where to go, it might be worth looking to see where within that country you should go. of course, in a lot of cases, it might be that if they have covid cases it is more likely to be in the big cities but if you re in the rural areas or out in a greek island, they areas or out in a greek island, they are very low cases and those would be the safer bets. i’m are very low cases and those would be the safer bets. are very low cases and those would be the safer bets. i m sure you have waited many be the safer bets. i m sure you have waited many appetites. be the safer bets. i m sure you have waited many appetites. thanks - be the safer bets. i m sure you have waited many appetites. thanks for l waited many appetites. thanks for joining us. breaking news. we have heard from the japanese olympic minister that organisers have agreed to hold the olympic games in tokyo with no spectators. we knowjapan had declared a state of emergency in tokyo which will run throughout the olymp
at the edge of their report that it would have been better if he had come forward with more details sooner and reminding mps of their responsibility to declare accurately and fully any donations that they received. some more detail on the situation in tokyo. the japanese prime minister has confirmed a state of emergency for tokyo to start on monday the 12th ofjuly and will last until the 22nd of august, taking in the olympics. the state of emergency in japan is not a hard lockdown like in the uk last year, but it comes with restrictions including binding orders for businesses to shorten ours or a close, bars and restaurants serving alcohol and department stores apart from areas
variant for these new measures. tell us what the measures will entail. taste us what the measures will entail. - understand that a full state of emergency will be in place from the 12th ofjuly, from monday until the 22nd of august covering the whole duration of the olympics and it will be lifted if it goes ahead as planned, it willjust be lifted just before the paralympic games. we do not know all the details just yet but we understand the government will request a ban on alcohol at bars because there were concerns among medical experts that if people start going out to stadiums and watching games and start drinking afterwards it could lead to more rise in covid 19 cases. we don t know what is going to happen with the spectator numbers. they originally said they would allow up to 10,000 spectators in the
semifinal continues. more than 200 bonfires have been built in northern ireland ahead of the annual?12th ofjuly?celebrations this year, and they re getting bigger than ever. the loyalist tradition which celebrates the victory of a protestant king over a catholic king at the battle of the boyne in 1690, can cause tensions between communities in some areas, but for others it s an important way to celebrate british culture in northern ireland. 0ur correspondent emma vardy has been to see one of the huge bonfires being built. layer upon layer, built by hand, this bonfire has grown into gigantic proportions. the much prized structure has been constructed by the community in craigyhill, and they re hoping it ll be the largest bonfire in northern ireland. it s roughly, at the moment, reached 70 feet. so we re hoping to get maybe 120. what s the secret to building a bonfire like this?