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Japan: Emergency lifted in Tokyo and other regions on Sunday

The state of emergency imposed on Tokyo and other parts of the country will be lifted on Sunday. Japan Due to the covid-19 epidemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed today, a month before the start of the Olympic Games in the Japanese capital. A state of emergency was declared in Tokyo and other parts of Japan in late April, with bars and restaurants closing early at night and not allowed to serve alcohol, according to the APE.

Some of them restrictions will continue until July 11, mainly in terms of the operation of bars and restaurants which can serve alcohol until 19:00 and should close at 20:00. With the relaxation of the measures, it will be possible to start again the holding of cultural and sports events with spectators, but at 50% of the capacity of each space and with a maximum of 10,000 people.

The Japanese media had reported since yesterday Wednesday that the organizers of the Olympic Games, which will start on July 23, will rely on these criteria to allow the presence of exclusively local spectators in the various events. It had already been announced in March that the presence of spectators from abroad was prohibited.

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