People walk in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on June 28. The government is considering extending its COVID-19 quasi-emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures for about a month until early August, sources said Wednesday. | KYODO
TOKYO, July 8 (Japan Times/ANN) - The government plans to declare another COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo until Aug. 22, a period covering the duration of the Olympics, to combat a recent surge in infections, sources with knowledge of the plan said Wednesday.
The decision is certain to affect an impending decision by games organizers regarding how many spectators to allow in the stands, with a senior government official saying venues in the capital will likely remain empty. Some venues of the games are located outside Tokyo.
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