Tokyo reports 38 new coronavirus cases in fifth straight day of decline

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A man wearing a business suit walks in an almost empty platform during in Tokyo, Japan on May 5, 2020. (Reuters)
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  • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extends nationwide state of emergency to May 31

TOKYO: Japan’s capital of Tokyo reported 38 cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, Jiji news agency said, marking a fifth straight day of declining numbers of new infections.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended a nationwide state of emergency to May 31, saying the infection rate had yet to drop enough to justify ending measures.

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