Japan is set to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas one month ahead of the Olympics, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said. Certain “quasi-emergency” measures, however, will be maintained for two more weeks.
The PM confirmed on Thursday that the state of emergency in nine prefectures including Tokyo is set to expire on June 20, just one month before the troubled Olympic Games are set to kick off on July 23.
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