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Japan announces emergency Covid-19 restrictions just months before the Olympics
The Japanese government insists the Olympics will go ahead.
In Japan, restaurants and bars serving alcohol will be asked to close for two weeks from Sunday, as will shops. Also: the Indian PM, Narendra Modi, says the government is trying to boost the supply of oxygen to hospitals as the pandemic there escalates, and a climber on Mount Everest has tested positive for Covid-19.
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