Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government decided Thursday to place Tokyo under a fresh COVID-19 state of emergency for the duration of the Olympics in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections.The measure, to be effective from Monday to Aug. 22, will see the Summer Games held without spectators at venues in and around the capital, dealing another blow to the event that was postponed by one year due to the pandemic."We must take stronger steps to prevent another nationwide outbreak," Suga said at a task force meeting in the evening, voicing concerns over an increase in people…READ FULL ARTICLE
