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TOKYO: Osaka and surrounding prefectures called on Japan to extend the state of emergency to western cities in an effort to contain the latest COVID-19 outbreak, while Tokyo’s new daily infections remain above 2,000 cases on Saturday (January 9).
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the country’s economy minister, told the media that the situation in the western cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo was dire and that the declaration of a broader state of emergency was being considered after a request from the governors. of cities.
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Japan declared a limited state of emergency in Tokyo and three prefectures neighboring the capital on Thursday to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections, resisting calls from some doctors for broader restrictions due to the economic damage they would cause.
Tokyo reported 2,268 new daily cases of coronavirus on Saturday, according to public broadcaster NHK, the third day in a row above 2000.
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