Japan has expanded its COVID state of emergency to more than half the country. But is it too late?

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The threat of Japan's hospital system collapsing amid surging coronavirus cases forces Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to expand a state of emergency so it covers about 55 per cent of the country.

and has recorded more than 4,179 people deaths from the virus.

But two matches scheduled for this weekend have already been cancelled due to outbreaks at three of the clubs involved.Japan struggles to get control of COVID-19 Restaurants and bars are requested to close at 8:00pm and authorities want residents to limit unnecessary outings in the evenings. Record numbers of restaurants declared bankruptcy in Japan in 2020, according to Tokyo Shoko Research, eclipsing the previous high caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

 

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DavidRogerWebb1 It’s never too late: Japan will work together to pull back from the brink. Good luck Japan: together you can do it🥰🏮

Olympics are all over before they start

An aussie living there told me it's expensive to even get tested there. Is this true? Or is it just because he's an expat?

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