Japan to extend COVID emergency curbs in Tokyo, other areas
Japan has been struggling with a fifth wave of the virus and last month extended its long-running curbs until Sept. 12 to cover about 80% of its population.
Japan's emergency curbs have centred on asking restaurants to close early and refrain from serving alcohol, while urging residents to telework as much as possible and refrain from travel. The plan will be formalised at a government task force meeting later on Thursday and announced by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at a news conference.
Many of Japan's top trade partners allow vaccinated travelers to enter freely and mandate quarantines of just 10 days for those without the shots, and it's "reasonable that Japan adopt the same policy," LaFleur added. Japan's vaccine rollout took place later than with many other nations but roughly half of the population has now been fully vaccinated.
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