TOKYO: Japan will extend the state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic by nearly a month, as it is still reporting hundreds of new infection cases daily, the government said on Monday (May 4). The government will extend the nationwide state of emergency until May 31.
Municipal employees patrolling a street asking people to stay home amid the Covid-19 outbreak in Tokyo on Monday . Japan's government has extended the state of emergency due to the pandemic to May 31, officials said it is still reporting hundreds of new infection cases daily. - AFP
Japan on Sunday reported 199 new cases and 18 deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, which is caused by the virus, according to a Kyodo News tally. The number of cases has jumped since the International Olympic Committee and Japan agreed on the postponement of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics on March 24.
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