Japan PM Suga to expand virus emergency to 7 more prefectures
(WorldNews Japan)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to declare a state of emergency in seven additional prefectures including Osaka and Aichi on Wednesday, expanding the scope of the measure amid a resurgence of the coronavirus across Japan. A state of emergency was imposed for a second time in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Friday, with people encouraged to stay home and restaurants asked to close by 8 p.m. Few people are seen in Osaka`s Shinsekai area on Jan. 12, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic....