TOKYO – Japan has expanded its Covid-19 state of emergency to seven more prefectures, covering the major cities of Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe and Fukuoka, in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus nationwide.

The measure, announced on Wednesday (Jan 13), takes effect at midnight.…

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