Japan mulls Tokyo's exit from emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was too early to determine if the COVID-19 state of emergency in place for the Tokyo region could be lifted on March 21 as planned, although according to a senior administration official, an exit "looked likely". Addressing an upper house budget committee session on Monday, Suga said that a final decision will be made after consulting with experts, although informed sources have said there could be an early exit from the emergency period for the greater Tokyo area, with a possible announcement on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. This, according to the sources, is down to declining infections and an improvement in the situation of hospitals in the capital and its surrounding prefectures that were previously overburdened, but now have more beds available to treat patients. (IANS)

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