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Japan looks to extend Tokyo area virus emergency by two weeks
Isabel Reynolds and Lily Nonomiya, Bloomberg
March 3, 2021
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Customers wearing protective masks wait in line outside a coronavirus testing site in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021.Bloomberg photo by Soichiro Koriyama.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the virus emergency in the Tokyo region now set to expire on March 7 may need to be extended for another two weeks, as he seeks to further rein in the pace of infections.
Suga told reporters Wednesday a final decision would be made after consulting with experts and local leaders. The announcement comes as Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and the leaders of the three most-populous prefectures adjacent to the capital were pressing for a two-week extension to stem infections that have fallen, but not as fast as some officials had hoped.