Tokyo to be under coronavirus emergency throughout Olympics, Japan PM Suga says

Japan’s government on Thursday announced a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Tokyo Olympics.“We will impose the state of emergency in Tokyo,” Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a government meeting on infection measures. “The period will be until August 22.”Under the emergency, alcohol will be banned at bars and restaurants, which will have to close by 8pm, and events such as concerts and conferences will have to end by 9pm.Organisers of the Games are also considering…

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