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Tokyo — Japan's prime minister on Monday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, as the government warned it was too soon to lift restrictions.
"I will extend the period of the state of emergency I declared on April 7 until May 31.
The area covered is all prefectures in the nation," Shinzo Abe said after a meeting to discuss the measures.
Abe declared a month-long state of emergency that initially covered Tokyo and six other regions on April 7, later expanding it to cover the entire country.
Japan's COVID-19 responseThe state of emergency falls far short of the harshest measures seen in parts of Europe and the United States.