TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government is set to extend its 'state of emergency' soft lockdown in regions including Tokyo to the middle of September as well as adding several other regions, the Sankei Shimbun daily reported on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, take an escalator at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan, August 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
The current state of emergency is due to expire on Aug. 31, but a continuing surge in coronavirus cases has spurred calls to extend it. Organisers agreed last week to limit spectators at the Paralympic events, media reports said, due to the continuing state of emergency in Tokyo. The Olympics were held mostly without spectators.
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