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Japan Set to Lift Emergency in Tokyo on Monday, Reports Say
Japan is set to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo, its surrounding regions and the northern island of Hokkaido on Monday as new virus cases tail off, NHK and other local media reported. Tokyo reported just two cases Saturday in the city of 14 million people, the lowest number of infections since the state of emergency was declared early last month. If the trends are confirmed in data for Sunday, the government plans to end the state of emergency, NHK reported, without saying where it got the information. The move will bring the measure to an end across the whole nation a week ahead of schedule and enable more ... (full story)