Tokyo, Osaka to lift COVID curbs on eateries on Oct. 25 as infections drop

The Tokyo and Osaka governments said Thursday they will lift coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars from next week for the first time in 11 months as infections continue to decline across Japan.The metropolitan and prefectural governments decided to eliminate restrictions on eateries serving alcohol as well as their operating hours from Monday despite concerns about a potential "sixth" wave of the virus in winter.Once the restrictions are eliminated in Tokyo, around 102,000 eateries certified as implementing anti-virus measures will no longer be asked to stop serving alcohol by 8 …READ FULL ARTICLE