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As Olympic opposition intensifies, Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency until late June

As Olympic opposition intensifies, Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency until late June Adam Kilgore © Kimimasa Mayama/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A pedestrian walks past Tokyo 2020 logo Friday. (Photo by Kimimasa Mayama / EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) As domestic opposition to the Tokyo Olympics continues to intensify, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga extended the state of emergency covering Tokyo and eight other prefectures, triggered by escalating coronavirus cases until June 20, about a month before the Games are scheduled to begin. The decision came a day after Japan saw more than 4,000 new covid-19 cases, a mark it has surpassed every day since mid-April. A lower state of alert in five prefectures also will be extended into the second half of June.

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Olympic opposition intensifies as Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency to late June

Olympic opposition intensifies as Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency to late June
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Japan extends state of emergency until weeks before the Olympics as COVID-19 cases remain high

Matt Roberts/Getty Images A state of emergency in Japan is set to continue until just weeks before the Olympics, as COVID-19 cases there remain high. The Japanese government on Friday announced it would extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and eight other prefectures until June 20, The New York Times reports. Japan has been experiencing a fourth wave of COVID-19, reporting over 4,000 infections a day, although the number of new cases has been in decline The newly reported cases are on a downward trend, but they are still at a high level, government minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said, per the

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Olympic opposition intensifies as Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency to late June

Olympic opposition intensifies as Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency to late June
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