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[Japan Declares State of Emergency]

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for the Tokyo metropolitan area includes the city of Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures today, authorizing tougher measures to fight a resurgence in COVID-19 infections.

The state of emergency will be effective from Friday to Feb. 7, people are being urged to stay at home and restaurants and bars are being asked to stop serving alcohol by 7 p.m. and close by 8 p.m. Gyms, department stores and entertainment facilities will also be subject to shorter hours of operation. Companies are being asked to have their employees work from home or to stagger their shifts in an effort to reduce the number of people in offices by 70%. A state of emergency was first declared in Tokyo and six other prefectures on April 7 last year. It was later expanded to cover the whole country before being lifted in late May.

【以下为中文新闻稿，非翻译稿】

日本单日新增新冠病例数再创新高，突破6100例。按计划，当地时间明天晚上8点起，首都圈将正式宵禁令。

日本第二次实施的紧急状态宣言和去年不同，只针对晚上8点以后的餐饮和娱乐活动，要求经营者全面配合，在晚上八点以前关闭店面。

紧急状态宣言设定的解除时间是2月7号，但是日本政府希望提前解除，但前提是，疫情的危险度能够从最高级别的四级降到三级，否则还将继续延长。