Tokyo Olympic Games 2020Tokyo to be put under state of emergency for duration of 2020 Olympic Games
Measure increases the likelihood that the Games in Japan will be held without a single spectator
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Justin McCurry in TokyoWed 7 Jul 2021 23.59 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Jul 2021 00.01 EDT
Japan’s government is to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo that will be in force during the Olympics, as the capital battles a sharp rise in coronavirus infections.
The measure, expected to be made official by the prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, later on Thursday, increases the
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