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Japan Panel OKs Full End of COVID-19 Emergency Thurs
A Japanese government advisory panel Tuesday morning approved the government's plan to completely lift its novel coronavirus state of emergency and less strict pre-emergency when they expire on Thursday. The government will formally decide the end of the emergency, currently covering 19 prefectures, and the pre-emergency, targeting eight prefectures, at a meeting of its COVID-19 response headquarters, after giving prior notice to the Diet, Japan's parliament, Tuesday afternoon. After the lifting of the measures, the government is set to allow eateries and bars to serve alcohol and stay open until 9 p.m. if their ... (full story)