Japan to expand special COVID-19 measures to four more prefectures: NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government has decided to put four more prefectures including Kanagawa, next to Tokyo, under a quasi-state of emergency, bringing the number of prefectures targetted for COVID-19 prevention to 10, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday.

Six prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka are already under the quasi-state of emergency.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Toby Chopra)