Japan expands coronavirus state of emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics

People wearing face masks make their way in Hiroshima, western Japan (Shingo Nishizume/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan has further expanded a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and five other prefectures, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga repeated his determination to hold the Olympics in just over two months.

The country has been struggling to slow the infections ahead of the Games.