Japan expands state of emergency due to COVID surge

Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 14:00

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Japan has expanded the state of emergency to three prefectures?near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike in the capital and around the country, overshadowing the Summer Games.

因為首都和全國各地新冠確診病例激增，日本已將緊急事態(tài)宣言狀態(tài)擴(kuò)大到奧運(yùn)會主辦城市東京附近的三個縣和西部大阪府，給夏季奧運(yùn)會蒙上了陰影。

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the citizens to watch the Olympics at home at a news conference announcing the extension of coronavirus restrictions in several areas on Friday as the Delta variant drives infection numbers to record highs.

由于日本因為德爾塔病毒變種使感染人數(shù)達(dá)到創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄水平，日本首相菅義偉(Yoshihide suge)在周五的新聞發(fā)布會上宣布在幾個地區(qū)延長新冠病毒管制限，并呼吁公民在家觀看奧運(yùn)會。

Emergency measures already in place in Tokyo will be extended until the end of August, after the Olympics and well into the Paralympic Games which start on August 24.

東京已經(jīng)實施的緊急事態(tài)宣言將延長到8月底，即奧運(yùn)會結(jié)束后和8月24日開幕的殘奧會。

Tokyo has reported a record increase in cases for three days in a row, including 3,865 on Thursday and 3,300 on Friday. The cases have doubled since last week, although officials say the surge is unrelated to the Olympics. (Reuters)

東京的確診病例連續(xù)3天出現(xiàn)了創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的增加，周四的確診病例為3865例，周五的確診病例為3300例。自上周以來，病例增加了一倍，不過政府官員們表示，病例激增與奧運(yùn)會無關(guān)。(路透社)

原文鏈接：http://www.dailynews.lk/2021/07/31/world/255408/japan-expands-state-emergency-due-covid-surge