Japan set to expand state of emergency as Delta variant spreads
Japan is set later on Wednesday to expand states of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 regions from Hokkaido in the north to the southern island of Okinawa under curbs and covering nearly 80% of its population.
"We're asking people to work from home more. If President Bach needs to give a speech , why couldn't he do it remotely? Why does he have to bother coming all the way here?" Omi said, drawing applause from a few lawmakers for his remarks.Bach attended the Paralympics' opening ceremony on Tuesday. That dwarfs the 1.68 trillion yen boost the economy was expected to see from holding the Olympic and Paralympic Games, he estimated.Months of emergency curbs in the capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas have failed to reverse a surge in infections and about 90% of the city's critical care beds are occupied.
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