Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido will lift on Thursday a state of emergency declared late last month following the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, its governor said.Hokkaido, a popular area for both Japanese and foreign tourists, has had the highest number of infections out of the country's prefectures, but there are signs the spread of the virus has been abating.However, Hokkaido will still request that people avoid going to high-risk areas."There was no surge of infected patients that led to the collapse of the medical environment. We overcame without the fearful circumst…READ FULL ARTICLE
