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Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals · 2:33 AM UTC

Japan's government on Friday proposed states of emergency through Aug. 31 in three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike to records, overshadowing the Summer Games.

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