FILE PHOTO: A worker sprays an antiviral liquid inside a train amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, a day after the government announced the lifting of the state of emergency by the disease in some prefectures including Osaka, in Osaka, western Japan May 22, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has started preparation to expand a state of emergency to the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, Jiji news agency reported on Monday.
The three prefectures on Saturday asked the government for expansion of the state of emergency, already in place for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures, to include their region in an effort to contain the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
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