Japan Readies for Emergency; Curbs on India Fliers: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Japan is preparing to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, in an attempt to control the latest outbreak and preserve the country’s plans for the Summer Olympics. Covid deaths continued to climb in India. Canada to suspend direct flights from the subcontinent, and the U.K. announced a mandatory quarantine for incoming travelers from India. China is expected to approve the BioNTech vaccine for distribution before July and will relax its requirement that inbound travelers have a jab made by a Chinese company, two signals that the country’s eager to bring home citizens stranded abroad and kickstart international travel.