TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided to err on the side of caution on lifting the coronavirus state of emergency, focusing first on containment to avoid declaring yet another emergency later.
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New cases have generally declined since the start of the year, but more than 50% of hospital beds available to COVID-19 patients remain occupied. © Kyodo
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