The Japanese government declared Friday to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, as well as the western prefecture of Osaka after the country confirmed over 10,000 cases for the first time on Thursday.
A quasi-state of emergency with loose restrictive measures will also be put in place for Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka.
Both will be effective from Aug. 2 to Aug. 31.
