People wearing face masks walk in Tokyo's Shimbashi area on April 8, 2021. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike requested the central government the same day to designate the capital as eligible for a quasi-state of emergency to stem a resurgence in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Photo shows a shopping street crowded with people in Wuhan, China, on April 4, 2021, about one year after the world's first coronavirus lockdown was lifted in the city around two and a half months after its imposition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
