Covid State Of Emergency Set To Be Lifted For Six Prefectures Outside Of Tokyo Metropolitan Area

TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: People wearing face masks cross a road in Shibuya area on February 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese government announced on Friday that it will lift the Covid-19 coronavirus state of emergency for six prefectures - Aichi, Gifu, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Fukuoka - at the end of the month but the Tokyo metropolitan area, the worst affected part of Japan, will have to wait until an improvement in the situation. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)