Tokyo, Aug 16 (UNI/Sputnik) The Japanese government decided to impose the coronavirus-related state of emergency in seven more prefectures, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday.
The state of emergency will be imposed in Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyoko and Fukuoka prefectures starting from August 20.
At the same time, the state of emergency in several other prefectures, including Tokyo, will be extended to September 12.
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