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Japan eyes lifting virus emergency in Osaka, 5 other prefectures Sun.
February 24, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
From left, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2021. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) Japan plans to bring forward the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency to Sunday for Osaka, Kyoto and four other prefectures given a falling number of infections there, government officials said. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, meanwhile, is considering maintaining the state of emergency in Tokyo and three adjacent prefectures until its current end date of March 7, the officials said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to meet with members of his Cabinet to discuss whether to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency ahead of its scheduled end date on March 7 for parts of Japan that have seen improvements in their situation.
Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka could be removed from the list this weekend as infections have declined and hospitals have become less strained.