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.

因为首都和全国各地新冠确诊病例激增，日本已将紧急事态宣言状态扩大到奥运会主办城市东京附近的三个县和西部大阪府，给夏季奥运会蒙上了阴影。

prefecture n. /ˈpriːfektʃə(r)/（法、意、日等国的）地方行政区域；省；县

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.

由于日本因为德尔塔病毒变种使感染人数达到创纪录水平，日本首相菅义伟(Yoshihide suge)在周五的新闻发布会上宣布在几个地区延长新冠病毒管制限，并呼吁公民在家观看奥运会。

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.

东京已经实施的紧急事态宣言将延长到8月底，即奥运会结束后和8月24日开幕的残奥会。

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)

东京的确诊病例连续3天出现了创纪录的增加，周四的确诊病例为3865例，周五的确诊病例为3300例。自上周以来，病例增加了一倍，不过政府官员们表示，病例激增与奥运会无关。(路透社)

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