Nonessential travel between the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka and Hyogo should be avoided during the three-day weekend starting Friday, amid the spread of the new coronavirus, their governors said Thursday.Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura told reporters the request is based on emergency steps proposed by state health experts to prevent the pneumonia-causing virus from spreading further."I think an explosive spread can happen anytime in Hyogo Prefecture. Since the number of infected people has also been increasing in Osaka, we have to be on alert," Yoshimura said.Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido …READ FULL ARTICLE